The penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, issue 13, June 16, 1832
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"The penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge" is an illustrated British periodical published weekly from 1832 to 1845. Created for working-class readers and sold for just one penny, this ambitious magazine featured wood-engraved illustrations alongside educational articles. It achieved remarkable early success, reaching 200,000 copies in its first year with an estimated readership of nearly one million. However, its dry, non-controversial content and the high cost of producing illustrations eventually challenged its survival in an increasingly competitive market. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Originally published: London: Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1832
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