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245 1 0 _aChambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 428 :
_bVolume 17, New Series, March 13, 1852
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2005-12-06
508 _aProduced by Malcolm Farmer, Richard J. Shiffer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
520 _a"Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 428" by Various is a periodical publication that likely originated in the mid-19th century. This journal contains a collection of essays and articles reflecting various topical issues, societal observations, and literary commentary of the time. In this particular issue, the topics tackled include the nuances of dinner traditions in England and a narrative about the virtues of honesty personified through different characters, exploring moral dilemmas related to honesty, social class, and personal integrity. At the start of the journal, a compelling article discusses the cultural significance of the dinner-bell in England, presenting a critique of the prevailing dining habits among different social classes, particularly the struggle between convenience and social expectation. The author emphasizes the absurdity of the evening dinner party as more of a spectacle than a genuine necessity. Following this, a fictional account unfolds, introducing Jacob Benjamin, a wealthy yet eccentric Jew who conducts a unique experiment on honesty by hiding money in his seed shop's flour. The scene highlights the varying perceptions of honesty through the contrasting actions of different characters, further emphasizing social themes relevant to both the individual and societal dynamics of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPeriodicals
700 1 _aChambers, Robert,
_d1802-1871
700 1 _aChambers, William,
_d1800-1883
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17245
999 _c58633
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