Project Gutenberg 2004-11-19 Public domain in the USA. 324 Burroughs, Barkham 1952 Barkham Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 Reading ease score: 68.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Alicia Williams and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Barkham Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information" is a comprehensive reference work written during the late 19th century. This encyclopaedia serves as a universal assistant and treasure-house of information for readers of all ages, featuring a variety of practical tips, recipes, and knowledge that are relevant to everyday life, such as advice on writing, cooking, and personal conduct. The opening of the book introduces readers to its structure and purpose, highlighting its wealth of information organized into notable topics. It commences with a motivational piece titled "How Poor Boys Become Successful Men," which offers a series of practical life advice emphasizing perseverance, industry, honesty, and self-reliance as essential qualities for achieving success. Following this, the text delves into subjects like the art of penmanship, detailing techniques and materials for effective writing, and the significance of legibility and neatness in correspondence. The first portion sets the stage for a diverse array of knowledge that spans various practical aspects of life, catering to a curious audience seeking self-improvement and practical skills. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc. AG Text Reference Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 1060477 1058137 2024-10-06T11:15:41.501297 2023-10-06T11:44:30.967943 text/html text/html 1099846 2020-12-18T16:46:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1875926 2020-12-18T16:46:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2047426 2024-10-06T11:16:01.106172 application/epub+zip 2056756 2024-10-06T11:15:47.851270 application/epub+zip 453180 2024-10-06T11:15:45.217284 application/epub+zip 2656928 2024-10-06T11:16:09.639151 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2596336 2024-10-06T11:15:58.717238 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 654277 2022-09-07T14:31:44.242815 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 919837 919781 2024-10-06T11:15:38.395282 2023-10-06T11:44:28.383924 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 919628 2020-12-18T16:46:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 346630 2020-12-18T16:46:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 919628 2020-12-18T16:46:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 346576 2020-12-18T16:46:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20806 2024-10-06T11:16:09.802111 application/rdf+xml 26207 2024-10-06T11:15:45.890251 image/jpeg 4864 2024-10-06T11:15:45.566311 image/jpeg 2005098 2024-10-06T11:15:41.768308 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog