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Episode: A Study of British Genius by Havelock Ellis ~ Full Audiobook [science]
Description: A Study of British Genius by Havelock Ellis audiobook. Genre: scienceIn A Study of British Genius, pioneering psychologist and social commentator Havelock Ellis turns a cool, inquisitive eye on one of the most slippery questions of all: why do certain people, in certain places and periods, rise to extraordinary achievement? Drawing on biographical records and historical data rather than inspirational anecdotes, Ellis surveys the men and women Britain has celebrated as writers, artists, scientists, inventors, and public leaders, then asks what patterns sit beneath their reputations. What does 'genius' mean in practical terms, and...