03506nam 2200613 a 450 991046214730332120211214021344.00-300-18459-X10.12987/9780300184594(CKB)2670000000233756(OCoLC)811405739(CaPaEBR)ebrary10587843(SSID)ssj0000720688(PQKBManifestationID)11956180(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000720688(PQKBWorkID)10686942(PQKB)10718518(MiAaPQ)EBC3421033(DE-B1597)485961(OCoLC)1024024369(DE-B1597)9780300184594(Au-PeEL)EBL3421033(CaPaEBR)ebr10587843(CaONFJC)MIL426274(OCoLC)923600031(EXLCZ)99267000000023375620110711d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrA genius for money[electronic resource] business, art and the Morrisons /Caroline DakersNew Haven Yale University Pressc20111 online resource (341 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-283-95024-3 0-300-11220-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [304]-313) and index.Front matter --Contents --Illustrations --Acknowledgements --The Family Tree --Introduction --1. Middle Wallop --2. The Todds of Fore Street --3. Fore Street and the Textiles Trade --4. James Morrison, 'the Napoleon of Shopkeepers' --5. The Education of a Gentleman (Part One) --6. The Education of a Gentleman (Part Two): The Grand Tour --7. Into Parliament --8. Fonthill --9. 57 Harley Street --10. In Parliament --11. 'The American Project' --12. Letters from America, 1841-1845 --13. Basildon: Papworth's Last Commission --14. Basildon: 'What a Casket to Enclose Pictorial Gems' --15. The Final Decade --16. Charles Morrison, 1817-1909: 'Statesman in Finance' --17. Alfred Morrison, 1821-1897: 'Victorian Maecenas' --Epilogue --Notes --Select Bibliography --IndexThis is the spectacular rags-to-riches story of James Morrison (1789-1857), who began life humbly but through hard work and entrepreneurial brilliance acquired a fortune unequalled in nineteenth-century England. Using the extensive Morrison archive, Caroline Dakers presents the first substantial biography of the richest commoner in England, recounting the details of Morrison's personal life while also placing him in the Victorian age of enterprise that made his success possible. An affectionate husband and father of ten, Morrison made his first fortune in textiles, then a second in international finance. He invested in North American railways, was involved in global trade from Canton to Valparaiso, created hundreds of jobs, and relished the challenges of "the science of business". His success enabled him to acquire land, houses, and works of art on a scale to rival the grandest of aristocrats.BusinessmenGreat BritainBiographyElectronic books.Businessmen338.092BDakers Caroline1023057MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462147303321A genius for money2442769UNINA01337nam 2200457Ia 450 991078318220332120230607215048.0(CKB)1000000000008895(OCoLC)70720795(CaPaEBR)ebrary2001597(SSID)ssj0000671983(PQKBManifestationID)11422870(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000671983(PQKBWorkID)10633024(PQKB)10026979(MiAaPQ)EBC3008456(Au-PeEL)EBL3008456(CaPaEBR)ebr2001597(OCoLC)923623093(EXLCZ)99100000000000889520030218d2001 uy 1engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe Bride of Lammermoor[electronic resource] /Sir Walter ScottLondon Electric Book Co.c20011 online resource (397 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-84327-025-0 ScotlandHistoryCharles I, 1625-1649FictionScott WalterSir,1771-1832.163433ebrary, IncMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783182203321Bride of Lammermoor99843UNINA