...organisation founded by Brougham and others in 1826 with the object of imparting ' useful knowledge to all classes of the community, particularly to such...unable to avail themselves of experienced teachers or may prefer learning by themselves.' Its publications, including the Penny Encyclopaedia, the Libraries...

...following the lead of a similarly styled 1827 British sociery. The British organi2ation sought "to impart useful information to all classes of the community, particularly to such as were unable to avail themselves of experienced reachers, or who might prefer learning by themselves."4...

...Medicale in 1850. 15. Sociery for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1836-48. Its ohject was to 'impart useful information to all classes of the community,...particularly to such as are unable to avail themselves of expetienced reachers, or may prefer learning by themselves.' 16. Royal Sociery of Arts; membership...

...for the poor and of mass adult education, the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge aimed at "imparting useful information to all classes of the...unable to avail themselves of experienced teachers, or may prefer learning by themselves". 22. Ibid. 133. 23. Ibid. 123-4. 24. Ibid. 109-10. 25. Ibid....

...of the Society," says their prospectus, " is strictly limited to what its title imports, namely the imparting useful information to all classes of the...unable to avail themselves of experienced teachers or may prefer learning by themselves." Again in the same prospectus, it is stated that " it is the...