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The Life of George Stephenson and of his Son Robert Stephenson Comprising Also a History of the Invention and Introduction of the Railway Locomotive

By Samuel Smiles

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THE LIFE OF GEORGE STEPHENSON AND OF HIS SON ROBERT STEPHENSON;
PREFACE.
- PREFACE TO THE EIGHTH EDITION, 1864.
CONTENTS.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
EARLY INVENTORS IN LOCOMOTION.
- CHAPTER I.
  - SCHEMERS AND PROJECTORS.
- SCHEMERS AND PROJECTORS.
- CHAPTER II.
  - EARLY LOCOMOTIVE MODELS.
- EARLY LOCOMOTIVE MODELS.
- CHAPTER III.
  - THE CORNISH LOCOMOTIVE—MEMOIR OF RICHARD TREVITHICK.
- THE CORNISH LOCOMOTIVE—MEMOIR OF RICHARD TREVITHICK.
LIVES OF GEORGE AND ROBERT STEPHENSON.
- CHAPTER I.
  - THE NEWCASTLE COAL-FIELD—GEORGE STEPHENSON'S EARLY YEARS.
- THE NEWCASTLE COAL-FIELD—GEORGE STEPHENSON'S EARLY YEARS.
- CHAPTER II.
  - NEWBURN AND CALLERTON—GEORGE STEPHENSON LEARNS TO BE AN ENGINE-MAN.
- NEWBURN AND CALLERTON—GEORGE STEPHENSON LEARNS TO BE AN ENGINE-MAN.
- CHAPTER III.
  - ENGINE-MAN AT WILLINGTON QUAY AND KILLINGWORTH.
- ENGINE-MAN AT WILLINGTON QUAY AND KILLINGWORTH.
- CHAPTER IV.
  - THE STEPHENSONS AT KILLINGWORTH—EDUCATION AND SELF-EDUCATION OF FATHER AND SON.
- THE STEPHENSONS AT KILLINGWORTH—EDUCATION AND SELF-EDUCATION OF FATHER AND SON.
- CHAPTER V.
  - THE LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE—GEORGE STEPHENSON BEGINS ITS IMPROVEMENT.
- THE LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE—GEORGE STEPHENSON BEGINS ITS IMPROVEMENT.
- CHAPTER VI.
  - INVENTION OF THE "GEORDY" SAFETY-LAMP.
- INVENTION OF THE "GEORDY" SAFETY-LAMP.
- CHAPTER VII.
  - GEORGE STEPHENSON'S FARTHER IMPROVEMENTS IN THE LOCOMOTIVE—THE HETTON RAILWAY—ROBERT STEPHENSON AS VIEWER'S APPRENTICE AND STUDENT.
- GEORGE STEPHENSON'S FARTHER IMPROVEMENTS IN THE LOCOMOTIVE—THE HETTON RAILWAY—ROBERT STEPHENSON AS VIEWER'S APPRENTICE AND STUDENT.
- CHAPTER VIII.
  - GEORGE STEPHENSON ENGINEER OF THE STOCKTON AND DARLINGTON RAILWAY.
- GEORGE STEPHENSON ENGINEER OF THE STOCKTON AND DARLINGTON RAILWAY.
- CHAPTER IX.
  - THE LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY PROJECTED.
- THE LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY PROJECTED.
- CHAPTER X.
  - PARLIAMENTARY CONTEST ON THE LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER BILL.
- PARLIAMENTARY CONTEST ON THE LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER BILL.
- CHAPTER XI.
  - CHAT MOSS—CONSTRUCTION OF THE RAILWAY.
- CHAT MOSS—CONSTRUCTION OF THE RAILWAY.
- CHAPTER XII.
  - ROBERT STEPHENSON'S RESIDENCE IN COLOMBIA, AND RETURN—THE BATTLE OF THE LOCOMOTIVE—"THE ROCKET."
- ROBERT STEPHENSON'S RESIDENCE IN COLOMBIA, AND RETURN—THE BATTLE OF THE LOCOMOTIVE—"THE ROCKET."
- CHAPTER XIII.
  - OPENING OF THE LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY, AND EXTENSION OF THE RAILWAY SYSTEM.
- OPENING OF THE LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY, AND EXTENSION OF THE RAILWAY SYSTEM.
- CHAPTER XIV.
  - ROBERT STEPHENSON CONSTRUCTS THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.
- ROBERT STEPHENSON CONSTRUCTS THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.
- CHAPTER XV.
  - MANCHESTER AND LEEDS, AND MIDLAND RAILWAYS—STEPHENSON'S LIFE AT ALTON—VISIT TO BELGIUM—GENERAL EXTENSION OF RAILWAYS AND THEIR RESULTS.
- MANCHESTER AND LEEDS, AND MIDLAND RAILWAYS—STEPHENSON'S LIFE AT ALTON—VISIT TO BELGIUM—GENERAL EXTENSION OF RAILWAYS AND THEIR RESULTS.
- CHAPTER XVI.
  - GEORGE STEPHENSON'S COAL-MINES—APPEARS AT MECHANICS' INSTITUTES—HIS OPINION ON RAILWAY SPEEDS—ATMOSPHERIC SYSTEM—RAILWAY MANIA—VISITS TO BELGIUM AND SPAIN.
- GEORGE STEPHENSON'S COAL-MINES—APPEARS AT MECHANICS' INSTITUTES—HIS OPINION ON RAILWAY SPEEDS—ATMOSPHERIC SYSTEM—RAILWAY MANIA—VISITS TO BELGIUM AND SPAIN.
- CHAPTER XVII.
  - ROBERT STEPHENSON'S CAREER—THE STEPHENSONS AND BRUNEL—EAST COAST ROUTE TO SCOTLAND—ROYAL BORDER BRIDGE, BERWICK—HIGH-LEVEL BRIDGE, NEWCASTLE.
- ROBERT STEPHENSON'S CAREER—THE STEPHENSONS AND BRUNEL—EAST COAST ROUTE TO SCOTLAND—ROYAL BORDER BRIDGE, BERWICK—HIGH-LEVEL BRIDGE, NEWCASTLE.
- CHAPTER XVIII.
  - CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY—MENAI AND CONWAY BRIDGES.
- CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY—MENAI AND CONWAY BRIDGES.
- CHAPTER XIX.
  - CLOSING YEARS OF GEORGE STEPHENSON'S LIFE—ILLNESS AND DEATH—CHARACTER.
- CLOSING YEARS OF GEORGE STEPHENSON'S LIFE—ILLNESS AND DEATH—CHARACTER.
- CHAPTER XX.
  - ROBERT STEPHENSON'S VICTORIA BRIDGE, LOWER CANADA—ILLNESS AND DEATH.
- ROBERT STEPHENSON'S VICTORIA BRIDGE, LOWER CANADA—ILLNESS AND DEATH.
- INDEX.
- FOOTNOTES: