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The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume I, No. 8, August, 1880
Various
A nineteenth-century journal defends Christian orthodoxy against the rising tide of secular evolution and skeptical philosophy through rigorous theological debate.
Notes and Queries, Number 168, January 15, 1853: A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
Various
A weekly Victorian clearinghouse for historical, literary, and scientific trivia, this periodical serves as a vibrant, collaborative bridge between curious minds of the nineteenth century.
Peregrine in France: A Lounger's Journal, in Familiar Letters to His Friend
William Bromet
In the wake of Napoleon’s final defeat, a curious British officer traverses a transformed France. His dispatches offer an intimate, unvarnished window into the daily life of a nation caught between imperial memory and a fragile peace.
On Handling the Data
M. I. Mayfield
A young biology student notices that unmonitored laboratory experiments yield chaotic results until a known theory is applied, prompting a troubling question: does scientific inquiry discover natural truth, or merely construct it through expectation?
Poetry for Poetry's Sake: An Inaugural Lecture Delivered on June 5, 1901
A. C. (Andrew Cecil) Bradley
This lecture serves as a thoughtful meditation on the essential nature of art, challenging the reader to abandon the habit of searching for hidden morals or paraphrasable messages within a poem.
Conditions in Utah: Speech of Hon. Thomas Kearns of Utah, in the Senate of the United States
Thomas Kearns
A retiring senator issues a scathing farewell indictment against a powerful religious hierarchy, accusing its leaders of betraying their promises to the nation to secure statehood.