The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, issue 3


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The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was published in competition to Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, which started two months earlier. Costing just one penny, it was aimed at the working class and needed broad circulation in order to survive. Initially successful, its content proved to miss the mark and be of more interest to the upper classes and folded after a couple of years. Its format was to offer short essays on a variety of topics the paternalistic publisher deemed important to its readership. This was the third edition. - Summary by LynneT (1 hr 14 min)

Chapters

Somerset House 2:49 Read by chrishavel
Emigration to the North American Colonies 8:54 Read by James R. Hedrick
The Seasons of the Antipodes 4:42 Read by Bruce Kachuk
Disappointments of the Authors of Important Inventions 7:21 Read by mleigh
Thus I Think 6:47 Read by Owlivia
British Animals 3:28 Read by Larry Wilson
The Week 3:50 Read by SilasF
The Library 11:17 Read by Beeswaxcandle
The Woodman's Memorial 7:39 Read by chrishavel
Protection of Trade 4:01 Read by Stacey Malcolm
A Man Overboard 6:23 Read by Phil Schempf
The Firmament 7:33 Read by Brize C