The penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, issue…
"The penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, issue…" is a popular-education periodical written in the early 19th century. It offers illustrated articles across history, language, economics, natural history, and literature, aiming to make “useful knowledge” accessible to general readers. This issue ranges widely: a richly detailed tour of Warwick Castle links its architecture (Cæsar’s Tower, Guy’s Tower) to feudal power and the execution of Piers Gaveston; a
plain-language essay on the meanings of words champions Saxon English over Latinized diction for clarity; a piece on trade argues that buying foreign goods benefits consumers and does not reduce national employment; a major natural-history article reconstructs the megatherium’s skeleton, teeth, limbs, and probable herbivorous, digging habits; “The Week” marks John Dryden’s birth with a crisp appraisal of his career and style; “The Library” recommends Aikin’s compact anthology of British poetry; a historical note challenges popular tales of Richard II’s murder, favoring contemporary evidence for self-starvation; brief curiosities describe “crow-courts,” the banyan tree’s living pillars, and the Brazilian tale of Caramuru (Diego Alvarez); and short maxims and notices round out a concise, instructive miscellany. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Editor | Knight, Charles, 1791-1873 |
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| Title | The penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, issue 22, August 4, 1832 |
| Original Publication | London: Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1832, pubdate 1833. |
| Credits | Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | AP: General Works: Periodicals |
| Subject | English periodicals |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 77006 |
| Release Date | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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