Project Gutenberg 2004-10-15 Public domain in the USA. 123 Jerrold, Blanchard 1826 1884 Fin-Bec Jerrold, W. Blanchard (William Blanchard) Jerrold, William Blanchard How to See the British Museum in Four Visits E-text prepared by Clare E. Boothby, Keith M. Eckrich, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "How to See the British Museum in Four Visits" by W. Blanchard Jerrold is a guidebook written in the mid-19th century. The book provides a structured approach for visitors to the British Museum, detailing what can be seen during each of four distinct visits. Its likely primary focus is to enhance the visitor experience by organizing the museum's vast collections into manageable sections to prevent feeling overwhelmed. At the start of the guide, the author introduces the history and significance of the British Museum, emphasizing how it was founded and has evolved over time, including its early access restrictions which often favored the upper classes. Jerrold outlines the layout of the museum and hints at the wonders visitors can expect to encounter, such as varied zoological exhibits, Egyptian artifacts, and numerous natural history specimens. The opening also touches upon past regulations related to visitor admission, presenting a vivid contrast to the more open and accessible experience that contemporary visitors enjoy. The tone sets the stage for the author's detailed instructions and observations for each proposed visit, ensuring visitors glean the maximum from their time spent among these treasures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 49.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. en British Museum DA Text Art Category: Travel Writing Category: History - British Category: How To ... 450254 2025-08-06T06:54:39.046103 text/html 450264 450113 2024-11-06T09:39:17.743878 2023-10-06T10:28:25.726367 text/html text/html 243890 2025-08-06T06:54:46.148057 application/epub+zip 249733 2025-08-06T06:54:42.178063 application/epub+zip 231592 2025-08-06T06:54:41.022088 application/epub+zip 455819 2025-08-06T06:54:49.362051 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437888 2025-08-06T06:54:45.426090 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409913 2022-09-07T04:00:45.314580 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433053 2025-08-06T06:54:38.721112 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 413133 2024-10-28T20:44:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17359 2025-08-06T06:54:49.487029 application/rdf+xml 15804 2025-08-06T06:54:41.522075 image/jpeg 3522 2025-08-06T06:54:41.272080 image/jpeg 241321 2025-08-06T06:54:39.078110 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia