The Harmsworth Self-Educator

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The Harmsworth Self-Educator was a British fortnightly educational magazine series "published in forty eight issues between 1905 and 1907". [1] [2] It was produced at the instigation of newspaper owner Alfred Harmsworth and edited by Arthur Mee. [2] [3] The purpose of The Self-Educator was to provide access to education for anyone who wanted to learn applied knowledge and choose a profession. [2] An updated revised version was published in 1913. [2]

Contents

Content and readers

The Self-Educator had sections on trades, industry, science, practical skills and careers. [2] Science sections, included biology, physics, electricity, psychology, evolution and natural history. [2] The publication avoided discussions of a religious nature but included religious artwork as examples of symbolism in art. [4]

A notable alumnus was Basil Brown, the self-taught astronomer and early excavator of Sutton Hoo, and another was the Australian businessman and philanthropist, Edward Hallstrom.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Thornton, Kirsten. "Mee Encyclopaedia". Deakin University Library. Deakin University. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bowler, Peter J. (15 October 2009). Science for All: The Popularization of Science in Early Twentieth-Century Britain. University of Chicago Press. p. 154. ISBN   978-0-226-06866-4 . Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  3. ↑ Crawford, Keith (28 July 2016). Arthur Mee: A Biography. Lutterworth Press. p. 22. ISBN   978-0-7188-4461-5 . Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Olsen, Stephanie (16 January 2014). Juvenile Nation: Youth, Emotions and the Making of the Modern British Citizen, 1880-1914. A&C Black. p. 28. ISBN   978-1-4725-1009-9 . Retrieved 8 September 2025.


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