Project Gutenberg 2012-03-13 Public domain in the USA. 979 Various Verschillende Various, Various Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" Volume 13, Slice 6 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica_Eleventh_Edition Produced by Marius Masi, Don Kretz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, 'Home, Daniel' to 'Hortensius, Quintus'" is a comprehensive reference work written in the early 20th century. This edition provides detailed articles on various subjects, including biographical entries on notable figures such as Daniel Home, a Scottish spiritualist, and John Home, a Scottish poet. It serves as an informative resource for readers interested in history, literature, and cultural figures, covering a wide scope of knowledge from arts and sciences to distinct geographic locations. The opening of this volume features entries that introduce the lives of significant historical figures and concepts. For instance, it discusses Daniel Home's involvement in spiritualism, his experiences in séances, and the controversies surrounding his practices, including a legal struggle regarding an inheritance claimed to be acquired through spiritual influence. The text also highlights John Home's accomplishments in the realm of drama and poetry, detailing his struggle to bring his works to the stage and his connections with literary contemporaries. Overall, the beginning of this encyclopedia slice offers insight into the lives and contributions of these individuals, setting the stage for more extensive explorations of various topics within the larger work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Encyclopedias and dictionaries AE Text Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 1222982 2025-07-16T04:05:10.468597 text/html 1233332 2012-03-13T11:57:20 text/html 1783531 2025-07-16T04:05:28.601037 application/epub+zip 1805007 2025-07-16T04:05:15.881588 application/epub+zip 542984 2025-07-16T04:05:13.747607 application/epub+zip 2286035 2025-07-16T04:05:37.380994 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2224763 2025-07-16T04:05:26.768167 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 766608 2022-09-18T03:39:05.274982 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1110043 2025-07-16T04:05:08.341648 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1109129 2012-03-13T11:57:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1109754 2012-03-13T11:58:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20177 2025-07-16T04:05:37.548958 application/rdf+xml 24885 2025-07-16T04:05:14.321586 image/jpeg 4540 2025-07-16T04:05:14.040574 image/jpeg 434738 2012-03-13T11:59:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 1649064 2012-03-13T11:59:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 434041 2012-03-13T11:59:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 1740885 2025-07-16T04:05:10.665629 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