Project Gutenberg 2010-07-12 Public domain in the USA. 85 Various Verschillende Various, Various Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 Reading ease score: 61.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Brendan OConnor, Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Library of Early Journals.) "Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845" by Various is a periodical publication written in the mid-19th century. This literary magazine offers a diverse array of articles, essays, and stories that reflect the intellectual and cultural currents of its time, likely covering topics such as social issues, literature, philosophy, and travel. The magazine serves as a compendium of contemporary thoughts and debates, showcasing various perspectives that were prevalent in the British Isles during this era. At the start of the edition, the publication opens with an in-depth analysis of social concerns by the philosopher Sismondi, who critiques the socio-economic landscape of Britain. The text explores the intersection of political economy with historical lessons drawn from the past, particularly lamenting the negative social consequences that have arisen from the rapid adoption of free-trade principles. Highlighting issues such as poverty, degradation of the working class, and the disparity in wealth distribution, Sismondi presents a cautionary tale about the potential downfall of society due to its blind pursuit of wealth at the expense of public morality and welfare. This thought-provoking piece sets the tone for a discourse on the challenges of modern industrial society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Scotland -- Periodicals England -- Periodicals AP Text Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British 583208 583209 2024-10-14T06:18:28.102963 2023-09-14T10:46:29.836444 text/html text/html 587500 2010-07-12T19:01:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 226612 2010-07-12T19:01:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 333367 2024-10-14T06:18:39.525879 application/epub+zip 339728 2024-10-14T06:18:32.486895 application/epub+zip 299658 2024-10-14T06:18:30.910919 application/epub+zip 646827 2024-10-14T06:18:44.796826 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 609678 2024-10-14T06:18:38.331912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 571831 2022-09-15T08:10:24.502861 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 553256 553028 2024-10-14T06:18:27.127953 2023-09-14T10:46:28.940424 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 552952 2010-07-12T19:01:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 219313 2010-07-12T19:01:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 552970 2010-07-12T19:01:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 219168 2010-07-12T19:01:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21567 2024-10-14T06:18:44.933828 application/rdf+xml 22524 2024-10-14T06:18:31.478908 image/jpeg 4461 2024-10-14T06:18:31.193977 image/jpeg 324489 2024-10-14T06:18:28.155944 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