The penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, issue 9, May 26, 1832
Knight, Charles, 1791-1873
The penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, issue 9, May 26, 1832 - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Penny_Magazine Release date is 2025-08-26
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"The penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge" was a British illustrated magazine published from 1832 to 1845. Created for the working class and sold for just one penny, it achieved remarkable early success with 200,000 copies sold and nearly one million readers in its first year. Featuring wood-engraved illustrations and educational content designed for self-improvement, the magazine aimed to spread knowledge through affordable, non-radical information. However, its dry, Whiggish approach ultimately proved less appealing than competitors offering entertainment alongside education. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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The penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, issue 9, May 26, 1832 - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Penny_Magazine Release date is 2025-08-26
Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
"The penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge" was a British illustrated magazine published from 1832 to 1845. Created for the working class and sold for just one penny, it achieved remarkable early success with 200,000 copies sold and nearly one million readers in its first year. Featuring wood-engraved illustrations and educational content designed for self-improvement, the magazine aimed to spread knowledge through affordable, non-radical information. However, its dry, Whiggish approach ultimately proved less appealing than competitors offering entertainment alongside education. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
English periodicals
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