Excerpt from The New Pictorial and Illustrated Family Magazine, 1846, Vol. 3: Established for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge The prime object of this Work is to disseminate this knowledge, combining useful information, fitted alike to the capacity of the child and the adult. It is intended also as a depository of valuable stores, garnered up from sources which, from their magnitude, rarity, and costliness, are as sealed fountains to the great mass of the reading community. In this volume, the choicest read ing is ...
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Excerpt from The New Pictorial and Illustrated Family Magazine, 1846, Vol. 3: Established for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge The prime object of this Work is to disseminate this knowledge, combining useful information, fitted alike to the capacity of the child and the adult. It is intended also as a depository of valuable stores, garnered up from sources which, from their magnitude, rarity, and costliness, are as sealed fountains to the great mass of the reading community. In this volume, the choicest read ing is presented in a condensed form, illustrative of history, geography, the fine arts, natural history, agriculture and rural economy, arts and sciences, biography, travels, &c.; all of which are illus trated by engravings, several hundred in number - s???me of which are from original drawings, made expressly for the Work; thus adding to the interest of the text, by a direct appeal to the eye, conveying a more vivid and accurate impression of the subject than could otherwise be given. Thus the title, information for the people, it has been the aim of the editor to sus tain by the nature of its contents, comprising the several branches of general knowledge, fitted to supply the means of mental improvement and self-education. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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