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Portrait of a Kshatriya from The Hindoos (1835), in the "Library of Entertaining Knowledge"

The Library of Entertaining Knowledge was founded by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.[1] The books appeared from 1829 to 1837, published in London by Charles Knight, and complemented the Society's Library of Useful Knowledge.[2] The volumes were priced at 4s. 6d, more expensive than rival non-fiction series.[3]

Number Year Title Author
Comments
1[4] 1829 (31 March) Menageries: Quadrupeds[5] Charles Knight[6]
1828 A Treatise on Optical Instruments[7] Andrew Pritchard
1830 The Pursuit of Knowledge under Difficulties[8] George Lillie Craik
1830 The New Zealanders[9] George Lillie Craik
24 1830 Insect Architecture[10] James Rennie (anonymous)
1830 Insect Transformations[10] James Rennie (anonymous)
1831 Insect Miscellanies[10] James Rennie (anonymous)
The Architecture of Birds[11] James Rennie
35 1831–2 Pompeii (2 vols.) William Barnard Clarke (anonymous), later expanded[12][13]
1831–5 Historical Parallels (2 vols.)[14] Arthur Thomas Malkin (anonymous)
12 1832–3 Criminal Trials (2 vols.)[15] David Jardine
1835 The Hindoos[16] Revised by Friedrich August Rosen[17]
1837 Secret Societies of the Middle Ages Thomas Keightley; published anonymously and against the author's wishes[18]
18, 19 1833[19] Elgin and Phigaleian Marbles (2 vols.)[20] British Museum (Sir Henry Ellis)
Townley Marbles (2 vols.)[20] Sir Henry Ellis
1833 Timber Trees: Fruits[21]
1836 Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians (2 vols.)[22] Edward William Lane[23]

Notes

  1. ^ Sylvanus Urban (1866). The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review -- Vol. 2. p. 266.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Rosemary. "Knight, Charles". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/15716. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ Aileen Fyfe (28 February 2012). Steam-Powered Knowledge: William Chambers and the Business of Publishing, 1820-1860. University of Chicago Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-226-27651-9.
  4. ^ Robert Bent (1839). The London catalogue of books ... containing the books published in London ... since the year MDCCCXIV to MDCCCXXXIX. p. 131.
  5. ^ Abner OAKES (1850). Catalogue of the Maine State Library. p. 132.
  6. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1892). "Knight, Charles (1791-1873)" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 31. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  7. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1896). "Pritchard, Andrew" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 46. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  8. ^ George Lillie Craik (1865). The pursuit of knowledge under difficulties [by G.L. Craik]. Continuation. p. v.
  9. ^ George Lillie Craik (1830). The New Zealanders. Charles Knight.
  10. ^ a b c Samuel Halkett (1926). Dictionary of Anonymous and Pseudonymous English Literature. Ardent Media. pp. 159–60. GGKEY:XNNP1DZ3NZG.
  11. ^ The Westminster Review. Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy. 1831. p. 195.
  12. ^ Eric Moormann (10 March 2015). Pompeii's Ashes: The Reception of the Cities Buried by Vesuvius in Literature, Music, and Drama. De Gruyter. p. 57 note 219. ISBN 978-1-61451-873-0.
  13. ^ Shelley Hales; Joanna Paul (17 November 2011). Pompeii in the Public Imagination from Its Rediscovery to Today. OUP Oxford. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-19-956936-6.
  14. ^ Samuel Halkett (1926). Dictionary of Anonymous and Pseudonymous English Literature. Ardent Media. p. 54. GGKEY:XNNP1DZ3NZG.
  15. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1892). "Jardine, David" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 29. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  16. ^ The Library of Entertaining Knowledge. The Hindoos. C. Knight. 1835.
  17. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1897). "Rosen, Friedrich August" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 49. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  18. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1892). "Keightley, Thomas (1789-1872)" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 30. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  19. ^ Library of Entertaining Knowledge. Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. 1833.
  20. ^ a b s:1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Ellis, Sir Henry
  21. ^ Library of Entertaining Knowledge. Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. 1833.
  22. ^ Library of Entertaining Knowledge. Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. 1836.
  23. ^ Edward W. Lane (1 January 2010). Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians. Cosimo, Inc. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-61640-504-5.
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