Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Malta" to "Map, Walter" by Various

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Ever wonder what the world knew about itself just before everything changed? This isn't a novel—it's a time capsule. I'm talking about the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica. I just read the volume covering Malta to Walter Map, and it's wild. You get the British Empire's confident take on global affairs right before WWI shattered that world. It's history written in the present tense by people who had no idea what was coming. Reading it feels like eavesdropping on a conversation that's about to be interrupted by a world war. If you like seeing history from the inside, this is your backstage pass.
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(2) Characters following a carat (^) were printed in superscript. (3) Side-notes were relocated to function as titles of their respective paragraphs. (4) Macrons and breves above letters and dots below letters were not inserted. (5) [root] stands for the root symbol; [alpha], [beta], etc. for greek letters. (6) The following typographical errors have been corrected: ARTICLE MALTA: "Queen Adelaide visited Malta in 1838 and founded the Anglican collegiate church of St Paul. Sir F. Hankey as chief secretary was for many years the principal official of the civil administration." 'visited' amended from 'vistied'. ARTICLE MALTA: "... whose decision affirmed the advisability of legislation and the need for validating retrospectively marriages not supported by either Maltese or English common law. " 'advisability' amended from 'advisibility'. ARTICLE MAMMOTH CAVE: "... although the diameter of the area of the whole cavern is less than 10 m., the combined length of all accessible avenues is supposed to be about 150 m." 'combined' amended from 'conbined'. ARTICLE MANCHE: "South of Granville the sands of St Pair are the commencement of the great bay of Mont Saint Michel, 543 whose area of 60,000 acres was covered with forest till the terrible tide of the year 709." 'sands' amended from 'samds'. ARTICLE MANGAN, JAMES CLARENCE: "The Poems of James Clarence Mangan (1903), and the Prose Writings (1904), were both edited by D. J. O'Donoghue, who wrote in 1897 a complete account of the Life and Writings of the poet." 'Mangan' amended from 'Magan'. ARTICLE MANILA: "In 1906 the total value of the exports was $23,902,986 and the total value of the imports was $21,868,257." Duplicate 'the' removed. ARTICLE MANN, HORACE: "Meanwhile he served, with conspicuous ability, in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1827 to 1833 and in the Massachusetts Senate from 1833 to 1837, for the last two years as president." 'ability' amended from 'ailbity'. ARTICLE MANTEGNA, ANDREA: "It was painted in tempera about 1495, in commemoration of the battle of Fornovo, which Gianfrancesco Gonzaga found it convenient to represent to his lieges as an Italian victory ..." 'Gianfrancesco' amended from 'Ginfrancesco'. ARTICLE MANURES and MANURING: "Clay land, as a rule, is not benefited by their use, these soils containing generally an abundance of potash." 'soils' amended from 'oils'. ARTICLE MANUSCRIPT: "... where also is described the mechanical computation of the length of a text by measured lines, for the purpose of calculating the pay of the scribe." 'of' amended from 'or'. ARTICLE MAORI: "The Rarotongas call themselves Maori, and state that their ancestors came from Hawaiki, and Parima and Manono are the native names of two islands in the Samoan group." 'Parima' amended from 'Pirima'. ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA A DICTIONARY OF ARTS, SCIENCES, LITERATURE AND GENERAL INFORMATION ELEVENTH EDITION VOLUME XVII, SLICE V Malta to Map, Walter ARTICLES IN THIS SLICE: MALTA MANG LÖN MALTA FEVER MANGNALL, RICHMAL MALTE-BRUN, CONRAD MANGO MALTHUS, THOMAS ROBERT MANGOSTEEN MALTON MANGROVE MALTZAN, HEINRICH VON MANICHAEISM MALUS, ÉTIENNE LOUIS MANIFEST MALVACEAE MANIHIKI MALVASIA MANIKIALA MALVERN MANILA MALWA MANILA HEMP MAMARONECK MANILIUS MAMELI, GOFFREDO MANILIUS, GAIUS MAMELUKE MANIN, DANIELE MAMERTINI MANING, FREDERICK EDWARD MAMERTINUS, CLAUDIUS MANIPLE MAMIANI DELLA ROVERE, TERENZIO MANIPUR MAMMALIA MANISA MAMMARY GLAND MANISTEE MAMMEE APPLE MANITOBA (lake of Canada) MAMMON MANITOBA (province of Canada) MAMMOTH MANITOU MAMMOTH CAVE MANITOWOC MAMORÉ MANIZALES MAMUN MANKATO MAMUND MANLEY, MARY DE LA RIVIERE MAN MANLIUS MAN, ISLE OF MANN, HORACE MANAAR, GULF OF MANNA MANACOR MANNERS, CHARLES MANAGE MANNERS-SUTTON, CHARLES MANAGUA MANNHEIM MANAKIN MANNING, HENRY EDWARD MANAOAG MANNY, SIR WALTER DE MANNY MANÁOS MANNYNG, ROBERT MANASSAS MANOEUVRES, MILITARY MANASSEH (son of Hezekiah) MANOMETER MANASSEH (tribe of Israel) MANOR MANASSES, CONSTANTINE MANOR-HOUSE MANASSES,...

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Let's be clear: this isn't a story with a plot. It's a slice of a massive reference work published in 1911. The book is a collection of alphabetically organized entries, from the island fortress of Malta to the obscure 12th-century writer Walter Map. In between, you'll find detailed articles on everything from mammals and manufacturing to famous cities and historical figures. The writing is authoritative, dense with facts, and completely unaware of the catastrophic war that would begin just three years later.

Why You Should Read It

Reading this is a unique experience. You're not just learning facts; you're seeing how the educated English-speaking world viewed its knowledge and its empire at its peak. The tone is often confident, sometimes biased, and fascinatingly dated. The entry on Malta, for instance, reads like a proud owner's manual for a key imperial naval base. It’s raw, unfiltered history from the people who were making it, without the benefit of our hindsight. It makes you realize how much perspective shapes what we call 'fact.'

Final Verdict

This is not for someone looking for a light narrative. It's perfect for history nerds, trivia lovers, and anyone who enjoys primary sources. If you like to see how people thought in a different time, to hold a piece of the intellectual world from 1911 in your hands, this volume is a treasure. Think of it as the most detailed, opinionated, and accidentally revealing history book you'll ever read.



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Steven Torres
1 year ago

Great reference material for my coursework.

Ethan Martin
1 year ago

Just what I was looking for.

Anthony Martin
1 year ago

The index links actually work, which is rare!

Kimberly Allen
1 year ago

The index links actually work, which is rare!

Matthew White
4 months ago

Surprisingly enough, the arguments are well-supported by credible references. Don't hesitate to start reading.

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