Library of Entertaining Knowledge


The Library of Entertaining Knowledge was founded by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. The books appeared from 1829 to 1838, published in London by Charles Knight, and complemented the Society's Library of Useful Knowledge, which had not sold as well as hoped. The volumes were priced at 4s. 6d, more expensive than rival non-fiction series.
NumberYearTitleAuthor
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11829 The Menageries. Quadrupeds, Described and Drawn From Living SubjectsJames Rennie
1829A Description and History of Vegetable Substances used in the Arts, and in Domestic Economy: Timber Trees: FruitsRobert Mudie
1830The Pursuit of Knowledge under DifficultiesGeorge Lillie Craik
1830The New ZealandersGeorge Lillie Craik
241830Insect ArchitectureJames Rennie
1830Insect TransformationsJames Rennie
1831Paris and Its Historical Scenes George Lillie Craik
1831Insect MiscellaniesJames Rennie
1831The Architecture of BirdsJames Rennie
351831–2Pompeii William Barnard Clarke, later expanded
1831–5Historical Parallels Arthur Thomas Malkin
1832Vegetable Substances Used for The Food of Man
121832–3Criminal Trials David Jardine
1832-6The British Museum. Egyptian Antiquities George Long
18, 191833The British Museum. Elgin and Phigaleian Marbles Sir Henry Ellis
1833Vegetable Substances: Materials of Manufacture
1833The Domestic Habits of BirdsJames Rennie
1834History of British CostumeJames Planché
1834-5The Hindoos Revised by Friedrich August Rosen
1835The Faculties of BirdsJames Rennie
1836The British Museum. The Townley Gallery Sir Henry Ellis
1836Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians Edward William Lane
1836The Chinese. A General Description of the Empire of China and its Inhabitants John Francis Davis
1836The Backwoods of Canada: Being Letters from the Wife of an Emigrant OfficerCatharine Parr Traill
1837Secret Societies of the Middle AgesThomas Keightley; published anonymously and against the author's wishes
1838Distinguished Men of Modern Times Henry Malden