Project Gutenberg 2023-07-11 Public domain in the USA. 220 Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall) 1868 1938 Lucas, Edward Verrall Lucas, E.V. Graves, Charles L. (Charles Larcom) 1856 1944 Graves, C. L. (Charles Larcom) Graves, Charles Larcom Wisdom while you wait : $b Being a foretaste of the glories of the 'Insidecompletuar Britanniaware' ... $aUnited Kingdom :$bprivately printed, $c1902. Facetious; mock prospectus of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Debrah Thompson, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Wisdom while you wait: Being a foretaste of the glories of the ‘Insidecompletuar Britanniaware’" is a satirical work likely written in the early 20th century, specifically around 1902. This book takes the form of a humorous and exaggerated marketing pamphlet for a fictional encyclopedic publication, referred to as the Insidecompletuar Britanniaware. Its topic revolves around the absurdity of the encyclopedic genre and the commercialization of knowledge during a time when reference works were becoming increasingly popular. The content of the book consists of a series of playful testimonials, quirky advertisements, and mock essays that elaborate on the benefits of owning the encyclopedic set. It includes comedic claims about the various uses of the volumes—ranging from serving as ballast for ships to providing excellent insulation against earthquakes. The whimsical and farcical tone of the writing showcases a variety of subjects and contributors, satirizing the nature of journalism, literature, and the commercialization of intellectual pursuits in a lively and entertaining manner. Through its humorous exaggeration, "Wisdom while you wait" critiques the consumerist culture surrounding education and knowledge dissemination in the early 20th century. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/wisdomwhileyouwa00lucauoft/page/n3/mode/2up 20210905072056lucas 1902 GB Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English wit and humor Encyclopaedia Britannica -- Humor PR Text Category: Humour Category: British Literature 144728 2025-07-28T08:07:51.549560 text/html 143023 2023-07-10T23:13:26 text/html 2769315 2025-07-28T08:08:00.309492 application/epub+zip 2767787 2025-07-28T08:07:54.261561 application/epub+zip 170462 2025-07-28T08:07:52.649513 application/epub+zip 2810404 2025-07-28T08:08:04.384481 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2766597 2025-07-28T08:07:59.055475 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 92783 2025-07-28T08:07:50.663526 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 92527 2023-07-10T23:13:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19000 2025-07-28T08:08:04.559458 application/rdf+xml 14770 2025-07-28T08:07:52.930524 image/jpeg 2597 2025-07-28T08:07:52.788527 image/jpeg 35673 2023-07-10T23:13:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 3393815 2023-07-10T23:13:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 3455227 2025-07-28T08:07:51.608516 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