The Penny Cyclopedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Vol. 20: Richardson; Scander-Beg

by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

Excerpt from The Penny Cyclopedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

The Corporation School is endowed with an annuity of 501. From the borough funds and charities, for which fifty scholars are taught. The National School contains about one hundred boys and eighty girls. There are also an infant-school, a mechanics' library, a subscription library, and a news-room.

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Published August 24, 2018

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The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK) was founded in London in 1826, mainly at the instigation of Whig MP Henry Brougham, with the object of publishing information to people who were unable to obtain formal teaching or who preferred self-education. It was a largely Whig organisation, and published inexpensive texts intended to adapt scientific and similarly high-minded material for the rapidly-expanding reading public over twenty years until it was disbanded in 1846.
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