Project Gutenberg 2005-01-24 Public domain in the USA. 216 Various Verschillende Various, Various Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 341, March, 1844 Reading ease score: 61.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jon Ingram, Internet Library of Early Journals, Allen Siddle and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 341, March, 1844" is a collection of literary and cultural articles created by various authors during the mid-19th century. The magazine offers a blend of themes, including travel narratives, social commentary, and poetry, reflecting the concerns and interests of the time, particularly regarding the expansion of European influence and the social conditions of different classes and regions. The opening of this volume introduces a piece titled "Ethiopia," which sets an optimistic tone about the changes taking place in the world, particularly the blossoming of commerce and interaction among nations. It highlights a British mission led by Major W.C. Harris to Abyssinia in the early 1840s and explores the geographical and cultural landscapes of Africa, emphasizing the potential for economic growth facilitated by British interests. Through rich descriptions, the text underscores the contrast between the untamed nature of Africa and the civilizing efforts attributed to British intervention, setting up a detailed exploration of both the challenges and opportunities in this largely uncharted continent. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Scotland -- Periodicals England -- Periodicals AP Text Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British 649057 648159 2025-02-06T10:09:51.121197 2023-09-07T04:51:50.060537 text/html text/html 650258 2020-12-19T06:45:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 235336 2020-12-19T06:45:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 345502 2025-02-06T10:10:02.196179 application/epub+zip 353402 2025-02-06T10:09:55.319171 application/epub+zip 318881 2025-02-06T10:09:53.759176 application/epub+zip 682085 2025-02-06T10:10:07.390156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 667252 2025-02-06T10:10:01.142144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 623136 2022-09-07T18:15:22.794880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 558446 558333 2024-11-06T14:30:31.505349 2023-09-07T04:51:49.161516 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 558170 2020-12-19T06:45:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 220620 2020-12-19T06:45:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 558165 2020-12-19T06:45:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 220457 2020-12-19T06:45:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21463 2025-02-06T10:10:07.523101 application/rdf+xml 24787 2025-02-06T10:09:54.348206 image/jpeg 4824 2025-02-06T10:09:54.056174 image/jpeg 334503 2025-02-06T10:09:51.173218 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