Project Gutenberg 2021-02-06 Public domain in the USA. 103 Various Verschillende Various, Various Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, Fifth Series, No. 2, Vol. I, January 12, 1884 Susan Skinner, Eric Hutton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, Fifth Series, No. 2" is a periodical publication first established in the early 19th century. This particular issue, dated January 12, 1884, features a diverse array of articles that delve into topics ranging from literature to social commentary and the arts. The opening content focuses on elucidating the intricacies of the British peerage system, explaining who qualifies as a peer, their rights, privileges, and the relationship between peers and commoners. The opening of this issue begins with an informative discussion on the term "peer" within the context of English nobility, highlighting common misconceptions about peerage and its implications in governance. The text asserts that while the term suggests equality, it primarily refers to members of the peerage as equals amongst themselves rather than with the general populace. The narrative continues to outline the various types of peers in England, Ireland, and Scotland, detailing their rights concerning legislative participation, trial processes, and hereditary titles. Overall, this opening section serves to educate readers on the historical and legal aspects of peerage, setting a scholarly tone for the journal that is both informative and reflective of the complexities of British society at the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Periodicals AP Text Category: History - British Category: Reports & Conference Proceedings 137104 2025-06-25T11:14:37.106065 text/html 113033 2024-10-18T10:19:54 text/html 358078 2025-06-25T11:14:40.138007 application/epub+zip 356989 2025-06-25T11:14:37.701060 application/epub+zip 146483 2025-06-25T11:14:37.398039 application/epub+zip 406809 2025-06-25T11:14:42.005040 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392519 2025-06-25T11:14:39.665057 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181328 2022-09-29T04:32:44.142592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121582 2025-06-25T11:14:36.918035 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 101363 2024-10-18T10:19:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15990 2025-06-25T11:14:42.128012 application/rdf+xml 30536 2025-06-25T11:14:37.467050 image/jpeg 3289 2025-06-25T11:14:37.432115 image/jpeg 368218 2025-06-25T11:14:37.124064 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