The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, issue 3
The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was published in competition to Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, which started two months earlier. Costing just one penny, it was aimed at the working class and needed broad circulation in order to survive. Initially successful, its content proved to miss the mark and be of more interest to the upper classes and folded after a couple of years. Its format was to offer short essays on a variety of topics the paternalistic publisher deemed important to its readership. This was the third edition. - Summary by LynneT
Genre(s): Essays & Short Works
Language: English
Group: Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 01 | Somerset House | chrishavel |
00:02:50 |
| Play 02 | Emigration to the North American Colonies | James R. Hedrick |
00:08:55 |
| Play 03 | The Seasons of the Antipodes | Bruce Kachuk |
00:04:43 |
| Play 04 | Disappointments of the Authors of Important Inventions | mleigh |
00:07:22 |
| Play 05 | Thus I Think | Owlivia |
00:06:48 |
| Play 06 | British Animals | Larry Wilson |
00:03:28 |
| Play 07 | The Week | SilasF |
00:03:50 |
| Play 08 | The Library | Beeswaxcandle |
00:11:17 |
| Play 09 | The Woodman's Memorial | chrishavel |
00:07:39 |
| Play 10 | Protection of Trade | Stacey Malcolm |
00:04:01 |
| Play 11 | A Man Overboard | Phil Schempf |
00:06:23 |
| Play 12 | The Firmament | Brize C |
00:07:33 |