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Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge : The Penny Cyclopaedia
'And with that, dismissing the subject, I dived again into the unplumbed depths of the "Penny Cyclopaedia"'.
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Edmund Gosse Print: Serial / periodical
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge : The Penny Cyclopaedia
'Later on, a publication called the "Penny Cyclopaedia" became my daily, and for a long time almost my sole study...'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Edmund Gosse Print: Book
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge : The Penny Cyclopaedia
'At other times, I dragged a folio volume of the "Penny Cyclopaedia" up to the studywith me, and sat there reading successive articles on such subjects as Parrots, Parthians, Passion-flowers, Passover and Pastry, without any invidious preferences, all information being equally welcome, and equally fugitive.'
