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245 1 0 _aChambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 450 :
_bVolume 18, New Series, August 14, 1852
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2007
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2007-07-27
508 _aProduced by Malcolm Farmer, Richard J. Shiffer, the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 450" by Various is a historical journal published in the mid-19th century. This edition blends educational content with fictional tales, encapsulating themes central to the societal discourse of the time, particularly the movement advocating for the diffusion of useful knowledge among the general populace. The publication aims to discuss the barriers to understanding this knowledge among common people and emphasizes the importance of generalization in educating the masses. The opening of the journal presents a detailed discourse on the useful-knowledge movement, examining the challenges faced in imparting scientific knowledge to the general public. The author reflects on the disparity between the intricate details valued by scientists and the broader understanding needed by everyday people. Following this discussion, the journal transitions into a fictional narrative, beginning with a young woman named Adelaide de Varenne, who is embroiled in a situation involving false hair and her encounter with a poor girl named Lucille, setting up themes of beauty, social class, and personal sacrifice as the story unfolds. This blend of rich educational content and engaging narration suggests a multifaceted publication aimed at both enlightening and entertaining its readers. (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/22161
999 _c63305
_d63305