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"The penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge" was a weekly illustrated British magazine published from 1832 to 1845. Created by Charles Knight to educate the working class, it sold for just one penny and featured wood-engraved illustrations on every page. Initially wildly successful with 200,000 copies sold, it reached nearly one million readers in its first year. However, its earnest, educational tone and lack of entertaining stories
ultimately proved too dry for its intended audience, leading to financial difficulties and eventual decline. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Editor | Knight, Charles, 1791-1873 |
|---|---|
| Title | The penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, issue 18, July 14, 1832 |
| Original Publication | London: Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1832, pubdate 1833. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Penny_Magazine |
| Credits | Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | AP: General Works: Periodicals |
| Subject | English periodicals |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 76910 |
| Release Date | Sep 22, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 228 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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