<![CDATA[Study of British Genius by Havelock Ellis]]> http://www.loyalbooks.com/book/a-study-of-british-genius-by-havelock-ellis en-us © 2026 LoyalBooks.com Loyal Books clean Loyal Books feeds@loyalbooks.com http://www.loyalbooks.com/image/ui/default-feed.jpg <![CDATA[Study of British Genius by Havelock Ellis]]> http://www.loyalbooks.com/book/a-study-of-british-genius-by-havelock-ellis 43,200 <![CDATA[Preface]]> More great books at LoyalBooks.com More great books at LoyalBooks.com http://www.loyalbooks.com/book/a-study-of-british-genius-by-havelock-ellis https://www.archive.org/download/britishgenius_2011_librivox/britishgenius_00_ellis_128kb.mp3 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 04:50 <![CDATA[I-INTRODUCTORY. Problem to be investigated The method of investigation, The Dictionary of National Biography, The principle ruling the selection of names, Cattell's method of selection, Reasons for the principles here adopted, Proportion of eminent women to eminent men, The distribution of intellectual ability in the various centuries, The biological data with which the present inquiry is chiefly concerned, Fallacies to be avoided.]]> More great books at LoyalBooks.com More great books at LoyalBooks.com http://www.loyalbooks.com/book/a-study-of-british-genius-by-havelock-ellis https://www.archive.org/download/britishgenius_2011_librivox/britishgenius_01_ellis_128kb.mp3 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 23:45 <![CDATA[III-SOCIAL CLASS. Status of parents of British men of genius, Upper class Yeomen and farmers, Clergy, Medicine, Law, Army, Navy, Miscellaneous professions, Commercial classes, Crafts, Artisans and unskilled, The parentage of artists, The parentage of actors, How far change has taken place in the social composition of the genius producing class, Comparison of the genius-producing class with the ordinary population.]]> More great books at LoyalBooks.com More great books at LoyalBooks.com http://www.loyalbooks.com/book/a-study-of-british-genius-by-havelock-ellis https://www.archive.org/download/britishgenius_2011_librivox/britishgenius_03_ellis_128kb.mp3 Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 20:47 <![CDATA[V-CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH. The frequency of constitutional delicacy in infancy and childhood, Tendency of those who were weak in infancy to become robust later, The prevalence of precocity University education, The frequency of prolonged residence abroad in early life.]]> More great books at LoyalBooks.com More great books at LoyalBooks.com http://www.loyalbooks.com/book/a-study-of-british-genius-by-havelock-ellis https://www.archive.org/download/britishgenius_2011_librivox/britishgenius_05_ellis_128kb.mp3 Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 23:52 <![CDATA[VI-MARRIAGE AND FAMILY.Celibacy Average age at marriage, Tendency to marry late, Age of eminent women at marriage, Apparently a greater tendency to celibacy among persons of ability than among the ordinary population, Marriage Fertility and sterility alike pronounced, Average size of families Proportion of children of each sex.]]> More great books at LoyalBooks.com More great books at LoyalBooks.com http://www.loyalbooks.com/book/a-study-of-british-genius-by-havelock-ellis https://www.archive.org/download/britishgenius_2011_librivox/britishgenius_06_ellis_128kb.mp3 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 23:50 <![CDATA[VII-DURATION OF LIFE. The fallacy involved in estimating the longevity of eminent men, The real bearing of the data Mortality at different ages.]]> More great books at LoyalBooks.com More great books at LoyalBooks.com http://www.loyalbooks.com/book/a-study-of-british-genius-by-havelock-ellis https://www.archive.org/download/britishgenius_2011_librivox/britishgenius_07_ellis_128kb.mp3 Sun, 28 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 06:58 <![CDATA[IX-STATURE. Nature of the data Tendency of British men of ability to vary from the average in the direction of short and more especially of tall stature, Apparent deficiency of the medium-sized.]]> More great books at LoyalBooks.com More great books at LoyalBooks.com http://www.loyalbooks.com/book/a-study-of-british-genius-by-havelock-ellis https://www.archive.org/download/britishgenius_2011_librivox/britishgenius_09_ellis_128kb.mp3 Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 06:20 <![CDATA[X-PIGMENTATION. Hair and eye-colour Method of classification Sources of data, The index of pigmentation Its marked variation in the different intellectual groups Some probable causes for this variation.]]> More great books at LoyalBooks.com More great books at LoyalBooks.com http://www.loyalbooks.com/book/a-study-of-british-genius-by-havelock-ellis https://www.archive.org/download/britishgenius_2011_librivox/britishgenius_10_ellis_128kb.mp3 Fri, 26 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 08:52 <![CDATA[XI-OTHER CHARACTERISTICS. Personal beauty or the reverse, The eyes Shyness and timidity, Tendency to melancholy, Persecution by the world.]]> More great books at LoyalBooks.com More great books at LoyalBooks.com http://www.loyalbooks.com/book/a-study-of-british-genius-by-havelock-ellis https://www.archive.org/download/britishgenius_2011_librivox/britishgenius_11_ellis_128kb.mp3 Thu, 25 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 09:06 <![CDATA[XII-CONCLUSIONS. The characteristics of men of genius probably to a large extent independent of the particular field their ability is shown in, What is the "temperament" of genius? In what sense genius is healthy, The probable basis of inaptitude for ordinary life, In what sense genius is a neurosis]]> More great books at LoyalBooks.com More great books at LoyalBooks.com http://www.loyalbooks.com/book/a-study-of-british-genius-by-havelock-ellis https://www.archive.org/download/britishgenius_2011_librivox/britishgenius_12_ellis_128kb.mp3 Wed, 24 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 13:56