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Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3), by John Morley
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Title: Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) Essay 1: On Popular Culture
Author: John Morley
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Language: English
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CRITICAL MISCELLANIES
BY JOHN MORLEY
VOL. III. Essay 1: On Popular Culture
London MACMILLAN AND CO., Limited NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1904
ON POPULAR CULTURE
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Introduction 1
Importance of provincial centres 2
Report of the Midland Institute 4
Success of the French classes 5
Less success of English history 6
Value of a short comprehensive course 8
Dr. Arnold's saying about history 'traced backwards' 9
Value of a short course of general history 10
Value of a sound notion of Evidence 16
Text-books of scientific logic not adequate for popular objects 21
A new instrument suggested 21
An incidental advantage of it 23
General knowledge not necessarily superficial 25
Popular culture and academic organisation 25
Some of the great commonplaces of study 29
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