The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852

VariousProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.8
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771K words
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Other English Originals Humanistic CareComplex HumanityPatriotismSocial CritiqueWestern ThoughtMagazine SelectionPopular NarrativeTurbulent EraSocial ObservationVictorian Era

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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.The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 by VariousAuthor: Various,Language: English, Class: AP: General Works: Periodicals, Release Date: Mar 31, 2007

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This is a single issue of an English general-interest monthly published in January 1852, an original surviving specimen of mid-nineteenth-century English periodical literature. Its value lies not in reading it straight through, but in its being a slice of its era: readers can observe early Victorian public topics, stylistic habits, tones of commentary, and modes of classifying knowledge. The columns and article formats are themselves historical evidence, reflecting the editorial thinking and reader tastes of the periodicals of the time. As an early Project Gutenberg electronic text, it also offers an entry point into the history of digitizing public-domain books. Read it with questions in mind, searching and skimming, as research material rather than casual reading. It suits readers interested in nineteenth-century English periodicals, publishing history, and social and cultural history, who may read selections and take excerpts.

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