Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878.   By: Various

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22, October 1878 is a fascinating collection of diverse articles that showcases the intellectual breadth and depth of the time period. From literary essays to scientific discoveries, this magazine covers a wide range of topics that will surely capture the interest of readers.

One of the standout pieces in this volume is an insightful essay about the social issues of the day, shedding light on the cultural climate of the late 19th century. The magazine also features engaging stories and poems that effectively transport readers to different worlds and perspectives.

Overall, Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22, October 1878 is a thought-provoking and entertaining read that provides a glimpse into the past while still remaining relevant in our modern world. Whether you are interested in literature, science, or history, this magazine has something for everyone. Highly recommended for anyone looking to expand their knowledge and curiosity.

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The history of England is written in living characters in the provincial towns of the kingdom; and it is this which gives such interest to places which have been surpassed commercially by great manufacturing centres and overshadowed socially by the attractions of London. The local nobility once held state little less than royal in houses whose beautiful architecture now masks a hotel, a livery stable, a girls' school, a lawyer's office or a workingmen's club, and there are places where almost every cottage, every wooden balcony or overhanging oriel, suggests something romantic and antique. Even if no positive association is connected with one of these humbler specimens of English domestic architecture, you can fall back on the traditional home of love and poetry, the recollections of idyls and pastorals daily acted out by unconscious illustrators of the poets from one generation to another. Modern life engrafted on these old towns and villages seems prosaic and unattractive, though practically it is that which first strikes the eye... Continue reading book >>