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From Encyclopędia Britannica Eleventh Edition It was an important reference work in its day before the Internet became so useful. It has been put on line but the scanning process introduced major errors. One use is when reading Behind Communism by Frank L Britton although he is probably referring to a later edition since he published circa 1952.
The Wikipedia's commentary tells us that there are various modern criticisms. One of them is politically controversial. The Encyclopędia tells us that Negroes are intellectually inferior. This is disputed by various left wing subversives and upheld by Griffe du Lion
The work itself is at:-
Project Gutenberg Volume I
The Project Gutenberg Volume II
Encyclopędia Britannica
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The Encyclopędia Britannica is a general English-language encyclopaedia published by Encyclopędia Britannica, Inc., a privately held company. The articles in the Britannica are aimed at educated adult readers, and written by a staff of about 100 full-time editors and over 4,000 expert contributors. It is widely perceived as the most scholarly of encyclopaedias.The Britannica is the oldest English-language encyclopaedia still in print. It was first published between 1768 and 1771 in Edinburgh, Scotland and quickly grew in popularity and size, with its third edition in 1801 reaching over 21 volumes. Its rising stature helped in recruiting eminent contributors, and the 9th edition (18751889) and the 11th edition (1911) are regarded as landmark encyclopaedias for scholarship and literary style. Beginning with the 11th edition, the Britannica gradually shortened and simplified its articles in order to broaden its North American market. In 1933, the Britannica became the first encyclopaedia to adopt a "continuous revision" policy, in which the encyclopaedia is continually reprinted and every article is updated on a regular schedule.
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It was taken over by Sears Roebuck in 1920. The firm was controlled by Julius Rosenwald, a Jew and, one has to believe rewritten over the years to match his prejudices. The truth was secondary. In 1994 it was bought by Jacqui Safra, another Jew so the editorial policy will be the same and the truth be damned.
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