# The reader's guide to the Encyclopaedia Britannica

Author: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

Genre: Category: How To ...

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74039

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+reader%27s+guide+to+the+Encyclopaedia+Britannica+Encyclopaedia+Britannica&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

preparing for, some specific occupation. To the beginner, who still has everything to learn, the advantages derived from such a course of study may well be so great as to make the difference between success and failure in life, and to those who have already overcome the first difficulties, to whom the only question is how marked a success awaits them, the Britannica can render invaluable service of another kind. No amount of technical training and of actual experience will lead a man of sound judgment to believe that he alone knows everything that all his competitors put together know; or that his knowledge and theirs is all that ever will be known. The 1500 contributors in 21 different c...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER LXVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/89/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/87/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XLIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/61/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/50/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/48/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/88/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/83/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/73/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/82/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/84/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/51/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/16/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/40/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/35/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/36/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XLI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/58/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XLVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/65/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/52/index.md)
- [CHAPTER L](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/72/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/25/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/41/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XLV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/63/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/45/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/32/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/55/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/20/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/22/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XLIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/71/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/30/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/39/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/75/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/34/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/78/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/81/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/28/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/38/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/37/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/42/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/23/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/76/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/80/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/27/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/74/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/24/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/21/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/53/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/17/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XLVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/66/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/85/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/46/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/54/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/18/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/56/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/33/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/77/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XL](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/57/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/19/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/31/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/26/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/79/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XLVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/64/index.md)
- [Part 4 of the Guide, with its special references to the subjects to](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/44/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XLIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/62/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XLII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/60/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/49/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/29/index.md)
- [Part VI.—After the Reformation. “The religious life was to be](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/70/index.md)
- [chapter 3; MATTHEW, for a similar view of the gospel and the Church; and](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/59/index.md)
- [Part 6 is an analysis of the many departments of the Britannica which](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Part 1 contains 30 chapters, each designed for readers engaged in, or](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Chapter 1. For Farmers 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/8/index.md)
- [Part 2 contains 30 chapters, each devoted to a course of systematic](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Part 3 is devoted to the interests of children. The first of its](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Chapter 31. Music 175](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/10/index.md)
- [Part 4 suggests readings on questions of the day which relate to](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/43/index.md)
- [Part IV.—Jewish and Christian Charity. In Christianity a fusion of](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/69/index.md)
- [Part 5, especially for women, deals with their legal and political](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Chapter 65. 411](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/13/index.md)
- [Chapter 64. 393](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/12/index.md)
- [Chapter 66. 425](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/14/index.md)
- [Part II.—Charity among the Greeks. “In Crete and Sparta the citizens](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/67/index.md)
- [Part III.—Charity in Roman Times. “The system obliged the hard-working](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/68/index.md)
- [Chapter 61. Readings for Parents 371](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/11/index.md)
- [PART IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/86/index.md)
- [PART I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/7/index.md)
- [PART II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/9/index.md)
- [PART I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/15/index.md)
- [PART II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-reader-s-guide-to-the-encyclopaedia-britannica-74039/chapters/47/index.md)