Project Gutenberg 2009-01-02 Public domain in the USA. 62 Hyde, James Wilson 1841 1918 ltf91010164 A Hundred Years by Post: A Jubilee Retrospect Reading ease score: 61.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, Martin Pettit, The Philatelic Digital Library Project at http://www.tpdlp.net and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "A Hundred Years by Post: A Jubilee Retrospect" by James Wilson Hyde is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book reflects on the evolution of the Postal Service over the past century, highlighting the significant changes that have occurred in communication methods and their broader impact on society, politics, and commerce. The narrative likely examines key developments, such as the introduction of the Penny Post, and how they shaped modern communication. The opening portion of the text vividly illustrates the astounding differences between communication practices at the end of the 18th century and those of the late 19th century. It describes how individuals would be struck by the transformation brought about by advancements in technology and infrastructure, such as the advent of steam trains and the electric telegraph, which rendered previous methods, like horse and foot messengers, almost obsolete. This reflection sets the stage for exploring the historical context of the Postal Service, the various social and political implications, and the evolution of public opinion as a result of improved communication in society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Postal service -- Great Britain HE Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British 189326 189362 2024-10-12T05:07:32.814216 2023-09-12T08:38:32.680649 text/html text/html 190927 2021-01-04T14:47:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 889460 2021-01-04T14:47:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 954407 2024-10-12T05:07:40.553230 application/epub+zip 954223 2024-10-12T05:07:36.454241 application/epub+zip 131573 2024-10-12T05:07:35.074195 application/epub+zip 1095603 2024-10-12T05:07:43.529147 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1082865 2024-10-12T05:07:39.668167 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236114 2022-09-13T04:19:58.978926 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163809 163621 2024-10-12T05:07:32.197251 2023-09-12T08:38:32.177640 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 163481 2021-01-04T14:47:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 63435 2021-01-04T14:47:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 163491 2021-01-04T14:47:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 63401 2021-01-04T14:47:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21010 2024-10-12T05:07:43.690144 application/rdf+xml 15116 2024-10-12T05:07:35.647202 image/jpeg 3422 2024-10-12T05:07:35.356386 image/jpeg 977949 2024-10-12T05:07:32.863196 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