The Great Round World And What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1. No. 21, April 1, 1897

VariousProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.3

Word count: 44K words
Chapters: 5

Summary

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. The Great Round World And What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1. No. 21, April 1, 1897. Author: Various. Language: English. Class: D: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere. Release Date: Mar 24, 2005

Editor's review

This is an old periodical of considerable historical interest, originally published on April 1, 1897, a public-facing compilation of current events. It condenses news, social developments, and curiosities from around the world into a single volume, written in plain language and short entries, reading like a browse through newspaper clippings from a century ago. Its value lies less in depth of opinion than in offering a window onto the world at the end of the nineteenth century: readers can sense how information was organized, the tone of narration, and what the public cared about, which helps in understanding the media ecology and social atmosphere of the era. As a public-domain electronic text, it is limited in length and loose in structure, better suited as supplementary historical reading or as material for writing and translation practice than as a basis for systematic historical research. There is no need to seek a coherent narrative; browsing at random and reading selectively better captures the spirit of the times.

Who it's for

A good fit for

General readers interested in late nineteenth-century history and social life
History or journalism students needing old periodical texts as research material
English reading learners who want to build vocabulary and language sense with short pieces
Writing or translation enthusiasts looking for samples of old newspaper style

Not a good fit for

Readers seeking systematic historical argument or in-depth analysis
Those who prefer coherent narrative and complete plot-driven reading
Readers who need a Chinese translation and do not wish to read the English original
Those uninterested in outdated news compilations and seeking timely information

Reading tips

No need to read from start to finish; browse by headline and pick entries of interest
Jot down unfamiliar names, places, and events while reading, then look up the background
Choose one or two news items for translation practice to capture the tone of old periodicals
Read alongside historical background materials from the author's era for a fuller understanding

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Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

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FAQ

Is this publication a newspaper or a magazine?

Judging from the title and format, it is a periodically published current-events compilation that gathers news and developments from around the world for readers to quickly grasp recent affairs. It is not a strictly academic journal but closer to a public-facing information publication.

Is the content complete and continuous?

This is Volume 1, No. 21 of the publication, an electronic text of a single issue containing only the entries collected in this issue, without preceding or following issues. Readers should treat it as an independent historical fragment rather than a complete serial.

What English level is needed to read this book?

The text is in late nineteenth-century English periodical style, with short sentences but wording that differs slightly from common modern expression. Readers with intermediate English reading ability can finish it with a dictionary, paying attention to the spellings of place names and proper nouns of the time.

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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.