"The tale usually told about early 20th century Bloomsbury is one of the artists and activists, the ones who conscientiously objected, lived in squares, and loved in triangles. Michael Boulter adds some obscurer names - leading lights from the life sciences - and from this he concocts a confusing, ugly account of the battle between arts and sciences … this little volume is absorbing.'
Daily Telegraph
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"This deeply personal account is a moving eulogy to intellectual inquiry, education and learning. With wounding cuts, rising fees and falling student numbers, and such extensive and so widely publicized criticism of the higher-education sector, it reminds us that the rights to secular and scientific education were passionately fought for, and acquired, just over one hundred years ago. As practitioners, the short duration of our scientific and intellectual lineage is rendered visible. I enjoyed this work. It will inform disciplinary histories of the social, life and hard sciences and deserves to be read by scientists and historians at all levels and the curious from all walks of life.'
The British Journal for the History of Science"

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'I recommend Bloomsbury Sciences: Science and Art in the Wake of Darwin to audiences, in whatever disciplines, who are interested in good storytelling regarding either scientists as lively characters or modern science as an endeavor closely tied to the society. Readers wondering about the split between science and the humanities will be fascinated by the fact that modern science in its early stages worked hand in hand with fine art and literature. Furthermore, I recommend the book to practitioners of the formal and informal education of science history. The book’s non-heroic, decentralized narratives are useful for teaching and explaining history accurately.'
H-Sci-Med-Tech, H-Net Reviews"