“The celebrated Parisian doctor Professor Xavier Bichat developed a fully materialist theory of the human body and mind in his lectures Physiological… — Richard Holmes Human body Copy Share Image
“Into this stronghold of royalist tradition and prejudice, Shelley unloaded truckloads of French philosophy, German horror novels, his solar microscope and several… — Richard Holmes Books Copy Share Image
“He (the British soldier) is generally beloved by two sorts of Companion, in whores and lice, for both these Vermin are great… — Richard Holmes History Copy Share Image
“My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky; So was it when my life began; So is it… — Richard Holmes Life Copy Share Image
“Physical vision - one might say scientific vision - brings about a metaphysical shift in the observer's view of reality as a… — Richard Holmes Dreams Copy Share Image
“People today do not know the difference between a bombardier and a brigadier” — Richard Holmes Copy Share Image
“Most people today couldn't tell a bombardier from a brigadier" - said during a lecture in aid of the Army Benevolent Fund… — Richard Holmes Armed forces Copy Share Image
