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 an illustrated popular-education periodical produced in the early 19th century. It offers a miscellany of short, accessible pieces designed to spread practical and cultural knowledge, likely spanning geography, language, art, history, natural science, and social conditions. This issue ranges widely: it opens with a vivid, topographical portrait of Constantinople—its hills, harbours, walls, and vistas—then gives a compact lesson
on English word endings. It includes a reflective poem on mortality, brisk anecdotes, and an in-depth report on seasonal migrant labor in Italy’s Maremma, highlighting harsh working conditions and malaria. Art criticism discusses Leonardo da Vinci’s Christ disputing with the Doctors and Correggio’s works in the National Gallery. A striking ethnographic vignette recounts Tonga islanders’ astonishment at the power of writing, while a natural-history note explains how large-headed quadrupeds support their skulls, using the elephant’s trunk as a feeding adaptation. Legal and cultural snippets examine witchcraft statutes, quack advertisements, organ “improvements,” and witty asides, and it closes with notes on ancient painting practices from Pompeii and brief moral anecdotes. (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 24, August 18, 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. | 77008 |
| Release Date | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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