Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, April 1885

VariousProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.3
Word count
625K words
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63

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Other Literary SceneSocial ObservationScience EnlightenmentHumanistic CareMagazine SelectionPopular KnowledgePopular Explanation19th CenturyEclectic ReadingCross-Cultural View

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Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, April 1885 by VariousAuthor: Various,Language: English, Class: AP: General Works: Periodicals, Release Date: Oct 5, 2016

Editor's review

This is a public-domain electronic reproduction of the April 1885 issue of the Eclectic Magazine, covering foreign literature, science, and art—a typical product of nineteenth-century British and American periodicals that reprinted European articles. Its value lies not in systematic knowledge but in showing how the late Victorian intellectual world selected, relayed, and discussed transatlantic intellectual trends; it has primary-source significance for readers studying periodical history, the history of science communication, and shifts in literary taste. Readers will encounter the prose style, terminology, and anonymous or signed reviews of the time and need patience to identify the context. It is suitable for browsing as historical material rather than reading straight through; readers can jump between sections and compare it with other periodicals of the same period. The electronic edition has no modern annotations, so readers need their own background knowledge.

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  1. Jump between sections using the table of contents, starting with topics you are familiar with.
  2. While reading, note each article's source and reprint origin for easier tracing.
  3. Read alongside material on the history of British and American periodicals in the 1880s to understand editorial orientation.
  4. For unfamiliar terms, first check nineteenth-century usage to avoid misreading them by modern meanings.

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FAQ

Does this magazine contain original articles or a reprint compilation? The Eclectic Magazine mainly reprinted and excerpted articles from foreign periodicals; this issue covers literature, science, and art. While reading, note each piece's source label to understand its "selected compilation" nature—not all of it is original.
Does the electronic edition include all the original magazine content? Project Gutenberg provides public-domain textual reproductions, which usually preserve the main text but may not restore all original layout, advertisements, and illustrations. For research on physical form, compare with original holdings in libraries or microfilm.
Can I read it without nineteenth-century background knowledge? Yes, but patience is needed. It is advisable to first grasp the basic outlines of late Victorian scientific debates and literary trends, then read by topic; for anonymous reviews, use periodical history sources to judge their stance.

This site is an index: you start “Search all sources” in your browser, and the entries it lists all point to third-party sites; please judge their availability yourself.

About the author

Various Author

Various is not a real person but a collective attribution used in book cataloging and databases for works with multiple authors, commonly applied to anthologies, compilations, or publications with too many contributors to list individually. On this Chinese book site, this attribution covers as many as 3,387 titles, spanning encyclopedic entries, historical documents, and trial records. Representative works include several volumes of the 11th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica and the record of the trial of the major war criminals before the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. Available public information is limited: nationality, birth and death dates, and common categories are not clearly recorded, making it difficult to summarize a unified writing style or personal biography. Readers should understand it as a cataloging convention rather than a single author.