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)

Chapitres

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