Portrait of John Lubbock

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John Lubbock

An English banker, scientist, politician and popular writer who joined natural history, education and reflections on the uses of leisure.

Life and context

A short timeline

  1. 1834

    Born in England.

  2. 1887

    The Pleasures of Life published.

  3. 1913

    End of the author’s recorded life.

Recurring concerns

Themes and style

  • happiness
  • reading
  • nature
  • time

Accessible moral essays enriched by quotation, lists of books and observations from science and travel.

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Works by John Lubbock

1 work in the Linden collection.

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