Project Gutenberg 2019-12-20 Public domain in the USA. 203 Wright, Willard Huntington 1888 1939 17013756 Misinforming a Nation Criticism of the Encyclopædia Britannica. Colonizing America -- The novel -- The drama -- Poetry -- British painting -- Non-British painting -- Music -- Science -- Inventions, photography, æsthetics -- Philosophy -- Religion -- Two hundred omissions. Produced by WebRover, MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Misinforming a Nation" by Willard Huntington Wright is an analytical critique written in the early 20th century. The work focuses on the pervasive influence of British cultural dominance in American intellectual life, particularly in the realms of art, literature, and education. Wright argues that the misinterpretation and derision of American achievements by British critics have led to a cultural inferiority complex among Americans, thereby stifling their individual expression and appreciation of native accomplishments. The opening of the text sets the stage for Wright's exploration by detailing the long-standing intellectual colonization of America by England. He discusses how British authorities have used their cultural superiority to belittle American creativity and impose a biased worldview through educational institutions and reference works like the "Encyclopaedia Britannica". By highlighting specific instances of underrepresentation and mischaracterization of American and other non-British cultural figures, Wright contends that the colonization of the American mind by British standards poses a significant barrier to national intellectual advancement. This foundational argument serves as a critical launching point for a deeper investigation throughout the book into various artistic spheres, including literature, drama, poetry, and philosophy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 45.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Encyclopaedia Britannica AE Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Sociology Category: Politics Category: Journalism/Media/Writing 336045 2025-09-24T08:24:46.065107 text/html 316302 2024-10-17T15:22:24 text/html 179296 2025-09-24T08:24:50.278068 application/epub+zip 181533 2025-09-24T08:24:46.821081 application/epub+zip 175918 2025-09-24T08:24:46.389084 application/epub+zip 289355 2025-09-24T08:24:53.226029 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249982 2025-09-24T08:24:49.917114 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244654 2022-09-27T14:49:54.120716 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305039 2025-09-24T08:24:45.677079 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 285112 2024-10-17T15:22:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17505 2025-09-24T08:24:53.360012 application/rdf+xml 11884 2025-09-24T08:24:46.482042 image/jpeg 2293 2025-09-24T08:24:46.436056 image/jpeg 159699 2025-09-24T08:24:46.094071 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 More titles under Van Dine, S. S.