The Knight, Charles 1791-1873 creator text utu 2025 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge" is an illustrated British magazine published weekly from 1832 to 1845. Created by Charles Knight for working-class readers, it sold for just one penny and featured wood-engravings alongside educational articles. Initially reaching 200,000 copies with nearly one million readers, the magazine aimed to spread knowledge through accessible content and striking illustrations. However, its serious tone and rising production costs eventually challenged its commercial success, forcing price increases that alienated its intended audience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Penny_Magazine Release date is 2025-07-22 Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net Originally published: London: Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1832 English periodicals AP London: Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1832 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76548 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76548 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134754.0 76548