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Card Covers. Condizione: Very Good. The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge turned its attention in the 1840s to the working world of industrial Britain, producing a remarkable run of essays under the banner "A Day Atâ¦". These pieces offered readers an escorted walk through the nationâs factories, workshops and yards at a time when mechanisation was reshaping daily life. Written with clarity and curiosity, they opened the doors of places most readers would never see: textile mills, ironworks, potteries, printing offices, engineering shops and other engines of the Victorian economy. Each article combined plainspoken reportage with a reforming spirit, describing machinery, processes and labour with an eye to accuracy rather than sensation. The result is an unusually vivid record of mid nineteenth century industry, its rhythms, its hazards, its ingenuity and its human scale. For modern readers and collectors, the series stands as an early experiment in industrial journalism, capturing the texture of working Britain at the moment it was becoming the "workshop of the world". 8 pages. Approximately A4 size, with illustrations. An authentic standalone issue of The Penny Magazine, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 18 x 28 cms. Category: Penny Magazine; A Day At : Penny Magazine Series; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.…