Project Gutenberg 2007-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 131 Various Verschillende Various, Various Chambers, Robert 1802 1871 Chambers, R. (Robert) Chambers, William 1800 1883 Chambers, W. (William) Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 449 Volume 18, New Series, August 7, 1852 Produced by Malcolm Farmer, Richard J. Shiffer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 449" by Various is a periodical publication written in the mid-19th century. This journal features a mix of stories, articles, and commentary, reflecting the social and cultural milieu of its time. The primary focus of the opening section is a whimsical tale about a sultan, his physician, and an extraordinary bear, exploring themes of knowledge, cultural prejudices, and the absurdity of expectations. The opening of the journal introduces us to a sultan who, feeling unwell, engages his Jewish physician in a discussion about a remarkable bear he owns. The humorous exchange touches on the idea of teaching this bear how to read, which leads to unexpected consequences involving the sultan's Christian subjects. As the narrative unfolds, we see the patriarch of the Christian community thrust into a seemingly impossible task, setting the stage for a comedic conflict steeped in cultural tensions and misunderstandings. This engaging setup hints at further developments where wit, humor, and societal commentary are likely to play substantial roles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Periodicals AP Text Chambers's Edinburgh Journal Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 158918 2025-08-09T08:08:10.668686 text/html 155736 2007-06-26T08:46:48 text/html 184554 2025-08-09T08:08:17.038132 application/epub+zip 185969 2025-08-09T08:08:13.889180 application/epub+zip 124459 2025-08-09T08:08:12.658150 application/epub+zip 334391 2025-08-09T08:08:19.305097 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322584 2025-08-09T08:08:16.259148 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155510 2022-09-10T10:07:44.624313 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 143395 2025-08-09T08:08:10.325665 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 143219 2007-06-26T08:46:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 143213 2007-06-26T08:46:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21318 2025-08-09T08:08:19.437113 application/rdf+xml 16921 2025-08-09T08:08:13.188136 image/jpeg 3882 2025-08-09T08:08:12.940154 image/jpeg 56989 2007-06-26T08:46:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 99438 2007-06-26T08:46:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 56955 2007-06-26T08:46:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 182433 2025-08-09T08:08:10.684661 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 en.wikipedia