Project Gutenberg 2006-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 172 Various Verschillende Various, Various Chambers, Robert 1802 1871 Chambers, R. (Robert) Chambers, William 1800 1883 Chambers, W. (William) Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 434 Volume 17, New Series, April 24, 1852 Reading ease score: 60.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Malcolm Farmer, Richard J. Shiffer and the Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. "Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 434" by Various is a periodical publication written in the mid-19th century. This journal appears to be a collection of essays and commentaries, exploring various aspects of society, commerce, and culture in that era, with a particular emphasis on the dynamics of urban life in London. The opening portion sets the stage by discussing the overwhelming presence of marketing and commercialism—personified as 'Puff' and 'Push'—which invade daily life, reflecting societal trends and consumer behaviors of the time. The opening of the journal presents a vivid critique of London's commercial landscape, where advertising and marketing tactics have permeated every facet of life. Through a clever allegory involving two metaphorical creatures, Puff and Push, the text describes how commerce relentlessly seeks attention and manipulates public sentiment. It discusses the intricacies of public relations in the context of shopping and advertising, detailing how shopkeepers engage in increasingly exaggerated promotions to attract customers. By examining the lengths to which businesses go to generate interest, the journal highlights the absurdities and excesses of consumer culture in the mid-19th century. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Periodicals AP Text Chambers's Edinburgh Journal Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 157005 156755 2025-02-08T09:41:54.498352 2023-09-09T04:23:51.270843 text/html text/html 153966 2006-10-01T07:19:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 99416 2006-10-01T07:19:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 184093 2025-02-08T09:42:01.317306 application/epub+zip 184682 2025-02-08T09:41:57.985341 application/epub+zip 124350 2025-02-08T09:41:56.651302 application/epub+zip 344478 2025-02-08T09:42:03.772321 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331035 2025-02-08T09:42:00.459314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152279 2022-09-09T09:20:32.244155 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144072 143972 2025-02-08T09:41:54.143327 2023-09-09T04:23:50.984860 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 143873 2006-10-01T07:19:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 58227 2006-10-01T07:19:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 143879 2006-10-01T07:19:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58187 2006-10-01T07:19:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22516 2025-02-08T09:42:03.915788 application/rdf+xml 16924 2025-02-08T09:41:57.189329 image/jpeg 3884 2025-02-08T09:41:56.921310 image/jpeg 182370 2025-02-08T09:41:54.517355 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia