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73 public-domain encyclopedias/dictionaries/reference books, summarised. Page 2 of 2.
Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Gilbert K. Chesterton
G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
This collection serves as a comprehensive gateway to the vast, diverse literary output of a prolific early twentieth-century intellectual. It gathers his novels, essays, social critiques, and verse into one accessible guide.
Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Jack London
Jack London
This expansive index represents the complete breadth of a prolific literary career, capturing the raw intensity of the Klondike, the brutality of the high seas, and the volatile social struggles of the turn of the century. It serves as a comprehensive map of a body of work that defined American naturalism.
U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1967 July - December
Library of Congress. Copyright Office
A ledger of intellectual property, this document captures the precise moment in 1967 when authors and heirs claimed continued ownership over works originally published decades prior. It serves as a bureaucratic snapshot of the American literary landscape during the middle of the twentieth century.
U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1957 January - June
Library of Congress. Copyright Office
This formal register serves as a permanent record of the literary and intellectual property that authors and publishers sought to protect during the spring of 1957. It provides a fascinating, granular snapshot of mid-century American culture.
U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1969 January - June
Library of Congress. Copyright Office
This volume serves as a formal, bureaucratic record documenting the legal extension of intellectual property claims during the first half of 1969.
U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1965 January - June
Library of Congress. Copyright Office
A vast catalog of intellectual survival records how mid-century creators, heirs, and publishing houses laid claim to the literary and practical works of the late 1930s.
A classical dictionary: containing a copious account of all the proper names mentioned in ancient authors with tables of coins, weights, and measures used among the Greeks and Romans and a chronological table
John Lemprière
A vast archive of antiquity gathers thousands of forgotten kings, wandering mythic figures, geography, and ancient currencies into a single exhaustive catalog. It maps the rise, fall, and cultural memory of the Greco-Roman world.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Echinoderma" to "Edward, prince of Wales": Volume 8, Slice 10
Various
From the anatomical symmetry of prehistoric marine organisms to the political intrigues of Anglo-Saxon kings, human knowledge unfolds as an interconnected tapestry of empirical investigation, taxonomic classification, and historical narrative.
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The Foolish Dictionary: An exhausting work of reference to un-certain English words, their origin, meaning, legitimate and illegitimate use, confused by a few pictures [not included]
Gideon Wurdz
A razor-sharp satirical reference work reimagines standard definitions as biting commentaries on turn-of-the-century urban life, money, and human vanity.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Crocoite" to "Cuba": Volume 7, Slice 7
Various
A sweeping survey of knowledge spans the spectrum of human inquiry, moving seamlessly from the strategic maneuvers of seventeenth-century commanders and medieval holy wars to the geometric symmetries of natural crystals and tropical topographies.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Ebert to Estremadura: Volume 4, Part 2
Various
This comprehensive reference work captures human knowledge at a transformative historical moment, mapping the world's geography, sciences, and history through thousands of precise entries.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Germany" to "Gibson, William": Volume 11, Slice 8
Various
Across thousands of entries, human enterprise continuously shapes and reshapes itself through political struggles, municipal evolution, rigorous scholarly inquiry, and the quiet observation of the natural world.
The 2009 CIA World Factbook
United States. Central Intelligence Agency
A massive structural catalog maps the entire planet through hard metrics, documenting every recognized sovereign border, economic system, government apparatus, and physical landscape across the globe.
The Complete Opera Book: The Stories of the Operas, together with 400 of the Leading Airs and Motives in Musical Notation
Gustav Kobbé
Step inside centuries of dramatic musical history through detailed plot summaries, character guides, and lyrical highlights from the world's most enduring operas.
U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1954 January - June
Library of Congress. Copyright Office
A systematic inventory records the survival of human creativity across half a century, transforming routine administrative bureaucracy into a stark monument to literary persistence and forgotten cultural output.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)
Unknown
A vast repository of human expression captures the architecture of speech across the middle stretch of the alphabet. It transforms raw vocabulary into an orderly panorama of culture, history, and scientific discovery.
The 2005 CIA World Factbook
United States. Central Intelligence Agency
A cold, unblinking snapshot of a planet in motion, captured at a moment when global power, economic energy, and sovereign borders were undergoing quiet, massive shifts.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Lamennais, Robert de" to "Latini, Brunetto": Volume 16, Slice 2
Various
A rigorous, systematic inventory of human knowledge across geography, history, law, literature, and science, mapped with precise early-twentieth-century scholarship.
Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Richard F. Burton
Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
A vast Victorian archive sits waiting, mapping decades of fearless exploration, brilliant translations, and raw curiosity about the world's most elusive corners.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Dübner, Johann Friedrich" to "Dyeing": Volume 8, Slice 8
Various
An expansive survey of human knowledge spans the alphabet from mid-nineteenth-century French scholarship to the precise chemical mechanics of industrial textile dyeing. It captures a world caught between historical legacy and modern technique.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Electrostatics" to "Engis": Volume 9, Slice 3
Various
A single slice of human knowledge captures the world at the turn of the twentieth century, balancing the mechanics of physical forces against the fragile remnants of our ancient past.
Jane's All the World's Aircraft. 1913
Unknown
An exhaustive, global directory captures humanity's early, ambitious attempts to conquer the skies through engineering, military organisation, and sheer daring.
U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1964 July - December
Library of Congress. Copyright Office
A meticulous ledger of intellectual survival captures the formal persistence of American letters, science, and popular culture across a single pivotal half-year. It records the exact moment creative works claim extended legal protection.
Motion pictures, 1960-1969
Library of Congress. Copyright Office
A comprehensive catalog of American film registrations across a decade reveals the vast, kaleidoscopic landscape of 1960s moving image culture.
Barkham Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889
Barkham Burroughs
A single volume of late-nineteenth-century practical advice promises complete self-sufficiency, guiding readers through commercial etiquette, emergency medicine, household recipes, and the surprising wonders of the natural world.