Reproduction of the original: How to Observe by Harriet Martineau

The unusual and candid autobiography of writer Harriet Martineau (1802-1876), first published in 1877.

We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Originally published in 1838, this book serves as a pioneering work in the field of social observation and ethnography.

This edition of her Autobiography reproduces the original 1877 text, which Martineau composed in 1855 and had printed in anticipation of her death.

This abridged version of Harriet Martineau's narrative of her travels in Jacksonian America preserves her reporting on slavery and other current topics of the day, as well as her insights on women's place in society, and her observations ...