Project Gutenberg 2025-08-11 Public domain in the USA. 1299 Knight, Charles 1791 1873 The penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, issue 3, April 14, 1832 $aLondon :$bSociety for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, $c1832, pubdate 1833. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Penny_Magazine Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, issue…" by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge is a popular-education periodical compiled in the early 19th century. This miscellany blends illustrated history, practical instruction, natural philosophy, moral reflection, poetry, and brief anecdotes for general readers. Its likely topic is the diffusion of “useful knowledge” to promote self-improvement, public intelligence, and informed conduct in everyday life. This issue ranges widely. It opens with a historical sketch of Somerset House and its governmental and learned societies, then offers practical guidance for emigrants to British North America (routes, costs, agents, and work prospects). It explains the reversed seasons of the Antipodes, reflects on the early neglect of great inventors through Fulton’s steamboat story, and prints Locke’s maxims on lasting happiness and temperance. Short pieces advocate disciplined ambition and the social benefits of spreading knowledge. Natural history appears in a note on the mole and its habits; a weekly calendar explains Palm Sunday through Good Friday; and a major essay urges affordable home libraries and “itinerating” collections for villages. A moral tale, “The Woodman’s Memorial,” warns against quarrels; an economic report criticizes protectionist tariffs in Austrian Lombardy; and sea vignettes recount a drowning and a boy’s rescue. A poem on the firmament, anecdotes on punctuality (including Nelson), a humorous “ghost” story, and a brief praise of good temper round out the magazine’s mix of instruction, improvement, and agreeable entertainment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20070519171033knight 1832 gb Reading ease score: 62.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English periodicals AP Text Category: Journals 100151 2025-08-11T11:00:08.928485 text/html 74723 2025-08-11T09:52:55 text/html 3170899 2025-08-11T11:00:22.606458 application/epub+zip 3169567 2025-08-11T11:00:15.916549 application/epub+zip 127615 2025-08-11T11:00:11.378514 application/epub+zip 3020177 2025-08-11T11:00:28.503427 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3007207 2025-08-11T11:00:21.645449 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 82349 2025-08-11T11:00:08.530485 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 62233 2025-08-11T09:52:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 4391 2025-08-11T11:00:28.632400 application/rdf+xml 9174 2025-08-11T11:00:15.089447 image/jpeg 1655 2025-08-11T11:00:14.961470 image/jpeg 3722323 2025-08-11T11:00:08.979544 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