Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. July, 1878.

VariousProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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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.Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. July, 1878.Author: Various,Language: English, Class: AP: General Works: Periodicals, Release Date: Aug 12, 2006

Editor's review

This is a digitized edition of the July 1878 issue (Volume 22) of Lippincott's Magazine, a nineteenth-century American general-interest periodical that combined popular literature with articles on science and culture. Its value lies not in any single famous piece but in offering a cross-section of the intellectual interests and public topics of the 1870s English-speaking world: readers can see how magazines of the day organized fiction, essays, and popular science, and can sense the rhythm and tone of late-Victorian periodical prose. As a public-domain eBook from Project Gutenberg, it is a useful resource for readers studying the history of nineteenth-century British and American periodicals, popular reading culture, or English essay genres, and is also suited to casual browsing by anyone fond of old periodicals. Note that this is the original English text, that the genres are mixed and there is no continuous narrative, and that public-domain editions generally lack modern annotation; some topics and expressions bear distinct marks of their era, so readers should keep historical context in mind.

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  1. Begin by browsing the table of contents or article titles and read by interest rather than straight through.
  2. Read the fiction and popular science pieces separately, noting stylistic features of each for comparison of how the periodical was organized.
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FAQ

Is this a book or a single magazine issue? This is a digitized edition of the July 1878 issue (Volume 22) of Lippincott's Magazine, a collection of contents from one general-interest periodical containing many literary and popular science articles, not a single-author book.
Does it include modern annotations or an introduction? This edition comes from a Project Gutenberg public-domain eBook and generally provides only the original text, without modern editorial notes, introduction, or background commentary. Readers who need historical context should consult relevant reference materials themselves.
Is it suitable for learning English? It can serve as advanced English reading material, but the articles are in nineteenth-century periodical style, with period-typical syntax and diction and mixed genres. It is better suited to readers with some English foundation and an interest in historical texts; beginners will need reference tools.

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