The Great Round World And What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, November 4, 1897, No.

VariousProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.6

Word count: 41K 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, November 4, 1897, No.Author: Various,Language: English, Class: D: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere, Release Date: Jul 2, 2005

Editor's review

This is the November 4, 1897 issue, Vol. 1, of The Great Round World And What Is Going On In It, a late nineteenth-century current-affairs compilation periodical for English-language readers. Its value lies not in systematic historiography but in preserving the form of a primary periodical: the arrangement of sections, summaries of current events, and the narrative tone encountered by readers of the time allow researchers and curious readers to feel directly the news rhythm and worldview of a century ago. As a Project Gutenberg public-domain ebook, the text is easy to search and cite, making it suitable for comparing historical fragments, for periodical history, or as English reading material. Read it as a slice of its era rather than an authoritative general history; distinguish factual reporting from editorial stance and use maps and chronologies to reconstruct context. A single issue is limited in length and better suited to sampling and topical excerpts than to reading straight through.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Scholars studying late nineteenth-century periodical history and English current-affairs writing
Readers who need public-domain English historical material for translation or textual analysis
History enthusiasts curious about the international situation around 1897
Learners who want to practice close reading with short old periodical texts

Not a good fit for

Readers seeking systematic general history or a complete historical narrative
Those hoping for in-depth commentary from a contemporary perspective
Beginners accustomed only to modern news layout and short sentences

Reading tips

Check a chronology of major events in 1897 first, then read section by section, marking unfamiliar names and places.
Read only three to five pages at a time, excerpting typical sentences as samples of old periodical English.
Compare reports with later histories and record differences in narrative rather than rushing to judge right or wrong.
For research, keep issue and page information for citation and checking against the original.

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FAQ

Is this issue suitable for reading straight through?

Not very. It is a single issue of current-affairs compilation, and its sections do not necessarily form a continuous argument, so reading straight through can lose focus. A more effective approach is to sample by theme, such as international news, social developments, or editor's notes, and then use a chronology to understand the background.

What English level is needed to read this periodical?

The text is late nineteenth-century English, with longer sentences, many proper names, and assumed background on people and events of the day. University-level English reading ability is enough to try, but keep a dictionary and maps at hand; look up unfamiliar institutional names before reading rather than puzzling over every word.

How is it different from an ordinary history book?

Ordinary history books are organized and argued by later scholars, while this periodical preserves the original form in which editors and readers encountered information, including wording, emphases, and unexamined claims. Its value lies in showing how an era understood things, not in providing conclusions, and it is best used as a historical slice.

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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.