English Cyclopaedia

The English Cyclopaedia: A new dictionary of universal knowledge (London, 1854–1862, 4to, 23 vols., 12,117 pages; supplements, 1869–1873, 4 vols., 2858 pages), was published by Charles Knight, based on the Penny Cyclopaedia, of which he had the copyright. He was assisted by Alexander Ramsay and James Thorne.^[1]

It is in four divisions, each alphabetical, and very unequal:

1. Geography (4 volumes and supplement)
2. Natural history (4 volumes and supplement)
3. Biography (with 703 lives of living persons; 6 volumes and supplement)
4. Arts and sciences (8 volumes and supplement)

The synoptical index, 168 pages, has four columns on a page, one for each division, so that the order is alphabetical and yet the words are classed.

See also

• English Encyclopaedia

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 
• Catalogue of the British Library

External links

• Charles Knight, ed. (1854–1862). English Cyclopaedia. London.  (fulltext via Hathi Trust)