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Encyclopedia Britannica 11th and 12th Editions 32 Volumes + reader's Guide presented as scanned copies of the originals as PDF files on DVD. Thousands of pages of fascinating, historical knowledge. |
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| Encyclopedia and Dictionary of the Arts and Sciences and Literature and General Information. Encyclopaedia Britannica is the most acclaimed and universal of general English encyclopedias, with a continuous history from the First Edition 1769-1771 in 3 volumes to the present in the 15th Edition. The 9th Edition and 10th edition in 25 volumes plus 11 supplementary volumes became a scholars edition, and this 11th Edition in 28 volumes, vol.29 Index, and vols.30,31,32 three supplement volumes has become the Classic Scholars Edition. An extra volume, v33, is a guide to the set and like the Index,v29, is useful and helpful. |
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The Encyclopedia Britannica
11th and 12th Edition is great reading stuff. It's a perfect mirror of
the late Victorian mind and its restless searching all ages all space
all fancy for "information worth to be communicated". Here's the world
as any literate Edwardian wished to see it, and no today's reader can
do without it, once he has taken first notice. Nowadays, the world
being a century older, not necessarily better, all science has greatly
progressed. That should be borne in mind, when reading the great work.
It can no longer be used as a thesaurus of knowledge, for all knowledge
is liable to old age and perishing. But as a
storeheouse of fantasy, it is without equal. For example,
the article on London should not be read as an article on any "real"
London, but as an invention of an immortal city far away, to be
explored only in the realms of fancy. In today's literature, great and
ever growing is the number of novels taking place in Victorian times.
These "Victorian times" are no longer historical times, but times in
fairy-land. To this Victorian kingdom, imperishable and settled once
and for ever in its own boundaries, the Encyclopaedia Britannica is the
guide. We may follow this guide, as Dante trustfully followed Vergil
into Hell and Heaven. Read the Britannica in this spirit, and you won't
be disappointed
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Please note that this is a DVD which contains scanned complete copies of the books for your reading, research, reference and most importantly enjoyment. Because of the sheer number of books on this DVD, there are many hours of enjoyment to be had from these books.
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So that is a LOT of information contained on the DVD.
To collect all this information on your own would take many, many weeks. However, you can get it all on this DVD for a very reasonable price.
Please note that this listing is for DVD which contains scanned PDF copies of the original books for viewing on a computer or transferring to a tablet.
Your DVD will be delivered in a plastic sleeve (not a case) and will be posted out either in a padded envelope or a DVD mailer.