Project Gutenberg 2012-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 558 Various Verschillende Various, Various Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 63, No. 391, May, 1848 Produced by Brendan OConnor, Jonathan Ingram, Julia Neufeld and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Library of Early Journals.) "Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 63, No. 391, May, 1848" by Various is a periodical publication from the mid-19th century that includes a collection of essays and articles. The magazine features a diverse range of topics, indicated by its table of contents, which includes literary pieces, examinations of societal issues, and discussions on education, culture, and politics. The likely focus of this particular volume is on the various intellectual and social currents of the time, reflecting the complexities of Victorian society. The opening of this volume presents a detailed narrative from a segment titled "The Caxtons," where we are introduced to Pisistratus Caxton, a young boy excelling in school and inspired by his father’s intellectual pursuits. Through Pisistratus's experiences, we immediately encounter the impact of education on his development and the shifting philosophies surrounding teaching methods, particularly through the engaging character of Dr. Herman and his unconventional academy. The narrative sets up themes of ambition, familial influence, and the dynamics of learning, while hinting at broader societal changes as the scholarly and educational landscapes evolve in the wake of contemporary challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Scotland -- Periodicals England -- Periodicals AP Text Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature Category: Journals Category: Teaching & Education 628042 2025-06-16T10:36:14.000554 text/html 625848 2012-06-26T11:45:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 349609 2025-06-16T10:36:26.386442 application/epub+zip 354295 2025-06-16T10:36:18.922488 application/epub+zip 315531 2025-06-16T10:36:17.046549 application/epub+zip 669721 2025-06-16T10:36:31.891453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 638259 2025-06-16T10:36:25.122490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431997 2022-09-18T11:10:57.192407 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 583429 2025-06-16T10:36:13.167533 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 583412 2012-06-26T11:44:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 16475 2025-06-16T10:36:32.033450 application/rdf+xml 23566 2025-06-16T10:36:17.814538 image/jpeg 4627 2025-06-16T10:36:17.507485 image/jpeg 339466 2025-06-16T10:36:14.058538 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