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Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 450 : Volume 18, New Series, August 14, 1852
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Various
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : multiple file formats
- Place of Publication:
- Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,
- Summary:
- "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.)
- Credits:
- Produced by Malcolm Farmer, Richard J. Shiffer, the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
- Notes:
- Reading ease score: 64.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
- Release date is 2007-07-27
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