The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 36, July 15, 1897

VariousProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.2

Word count: 49K 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. 36, July 15, 1897Author: Various,Language: English, Class: D: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere, Release Date: May 7, 2005

Editor's review

This is issue No. 36 of a weekly published on July 15, 1897, part of the series The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It. Its value lies not in literary merit but in offering a window onto late-19th-century international affairs and popular reading tastes: the editor summarizes news from around the world in a tone aimed at ordinary readers, covering political, social, and technological developments in plain language marked by its era. For those studying late-Victorian journalism and publishing, English-language nonfiction writing, or teaching world history, this primary material is more reliable than later retellings. Read it as a time capsule, noting how the editor selects topics, explains distant events, and which phrasings now feel unfamiliar. Suited to fragmented reading; each issue is short and can be compared with other periodicals of the same period.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Scholars and students of late-19th-century international affairs and journalism history
Teachers of world history or English reading courses needing primary English materials
General history readers interested in late-Victorian social life
Nonfiction writing enthusiasts practicing reading old newspaper English

Not a good fit for

Readers expecting a coherent narrative or literary reading experience
Beginners seeking contemporary interpretation and background notes
Those unaccustomed to 19th-century English periodical style and layout

Reading tips

First skim the contents-style sections, then closely read entries related to your research topic.
Prepare a timeline of world events around 1897 and refer to it while reading.
Mark unfamiliar names and places first, then look them up after finishing the issue.
Compare with other English periodicals of the same period to observe differences in topic selection and phrasing.

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FAQ

Is this material a complete book or a single weekly issue?

It is Volume 1, No. 36 of The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, a weekly issue published on July 15, 1897, not a bound volume. The content is mainly a compilation of current events from that issue, limited in length and suitable as a single-issue sample.

Old English periodicals are hard to read; what can help?

Read titles and opening paragraphs first to grasp the topics, then work through long sentences paragraph by paragraph; mark proper nouns and look them up later rather than stopping at every word. For teaching, the instructor can first provide a background timeline, then have students read different sections in groups and report to each other.

Is it suitable as a primary source for historical research?

It can be used as a primary source, but note that it is a current-events compilation for general readers, shaped by the editor's selection and interpretation. Compare it with periodicals of the same period, official documents, or later scholarship, and avoid treating a single issue's report as a complete factual record.

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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.