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Charles Knight (1) (1791–1873)

Author of Old England: A Pictorial Museum

For other authors named Charles Knight, see the disambiguation page.

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Works by Charles Knight

Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1978) 43 copies, 1 review
Half-hours with the best authors (2011) 34 copies
The Popular History of England (2011) 21 copies, 2 reviews
William Shakspere: A Biography (1972) 20 copies
Shadows of the old booksellers (1981) 9 copies
The Works of William Shakspere (1893) 8 copies
The Popular History of England Volume V (1880) 6 copies
The Old Printer and the Modern Press (Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries) (1974) 6 copies
The penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge 5 copies
Half Hours with the Best Authors with Short Biographical and Critical Notes Volume I (1877) 5 copies
Half-Hours with the Best Authors with Short Biographical and Critical Notices. Volume XVI. 5 copies, 1 review
The Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakespere, Complete in Eight (8) Volumes (1893) 5 copies
The Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakspere Volume II: Tragedies — Editor, some editions — 5 copies
William Caxton, The First English Printer: A Biography (1844) 5 copies
The Popular History of England Volume II (1880) 5 copies
The Popular History of England Volume IV (1874) 4 copies
The Popular History of England Volume III 4 copies
London (1841) 4 copies
Half-Hours with The Best Authors Volume 2 (2016) 4 copies
Old England: A Pictorial Museum Of Regal, Ecclesiastical, Municipal, Baronial, And Popular Antiquities (Volume II) 4 copies
The Popular History of England Volume VI (1880) 4 copies
The Popular History of England Volume I (1880) 3 copies
Half-Hours with The Best Authors: Volume IV (1900) 3 copies
Pictorial Museum Of Animated Nature; And Companion For The Zoological Gardens 3 copies
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE VOL 2 (1950) 3 copies
Old England: A Pictorial Museum of Regal, Ecclesiastical, Baronial, Municipal, and Popular Antiquities (Volume I) 3 copies
The English Cyclopaedia 3 copies
The Pictorial Gallery of Arts (1840) 3 copies
Cyclopaedia Of London (2015) 3 copies
Studies of Shakspere. Forming a Companion Volume to Every Edition of the Text, 3 copies
The Popular History of England Volume VII 3 copies
The Popular History of England Volume VIII (1856) 3 copies
Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakspere Tragedies Vol II Poems — Editor, some editions — 2 copies
Capital and Labour Including the Results of Machinery 2 copies
The Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakspere 2 copies
The Pictorial Museum of Animated Nature, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) (2015) 2 copies
Half-hours with the best letter-writers and autobiographers. Forming a collection of memoirs and anecdotes of eminent pe 2 copies
Penny Magazine 1834 2 copies
Pictorial half-hours of London topography (2011) 2 copies
William Caxton and Charles Knight ; with an introd. by Kenneth Day (1976) 2 copies
The Works of Shakspere. Imperial Edition.VOL.II.with Illustrations on Steel. — Editor, some editions — 2 copies
Passages From Life Of Charles Knight 2 copies
Passages of a Working Life during half a century: with a prelude to early reminiscences (1971) 2 copies
London (Volume I) (1841) 2 copies
Half-Hours with the Best Authors. Volume III (1889) 2 copies
Once Upon a Time, Volume 1 (2010) 2 copies
Half Hours Of English History 2 copies
London, Vol. 3: A Detailed History (Classic Reprint) (2016) 2 copies
Once Upon A Time (2010) 2 copies
Penny Magazine 1840 1 copy
Penny Magazine 1842 1 copy
Penny Magazine 1839 1 copy
Penny Magazine 1843 1 copy
Penny Magazine 1838 1 copy
Penny Magazine 1837 1 copy
Penny Magazine 1844 1 copy
Penny Magazine 1841 1 copy
The British Almanac And Companion for Various Years 1 copy
Cyclopaedia of the Industry of All Nations, 1851 1 copy
Old England's Worthies 1 copy
London Pictorially Illustrated 1 copy
The Working-Man's Companion. 1 copy
The Land We Live In - 4 Volumes 1 copy
The struggles of a book against excessive taxation 1 copy
The case of the authors as regards the paper duty 1 copy
Half Hours Of London Topography 1 copy
The English cyclopædia Natural history 1 copy
Knight's London volume IV 1 copy
London. 6 volumes 1 copy
Penny Magazine 1836 1 copy
The Arts and Industry of All Nations 1 copy
Penny Magazine 1835 1 copy
Knight's Pictorial gallery of arts : illustrated with nearly four thousand woodcuts, and appropriate steel engravings 1 copy
History of England 1 copy
Knight's Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakspere: The Second Edition, Histories (Volume 1) — Editor — 1 copy
Half Hours of English History from the Roman Period to the Death of Elizabeth 1 copy
The Land We Live In: A Pictorial, Historical, and Literary Sketch Book of The British Islands, with descriptions of Their More Remarkable Features and Localities [3 volumes]. (1850) 1 copy
The pictorial history of England: being a history of the people, as well as a history of the kingdom 1 copy
The Stratford Shakespeare (Vol. VI) 1 copy
Half-hours with the Best Authors: With Short Biographical and Critical Notices. Volumes 1 and 2 1 copy
Pictorial half-hours; or, Miscellanies of art 1 copy
Works of Shakspere with Notes by Charles Knight, The (first title page). 2 volumes. Imperial Edition. 1 copy
The Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakspere: Doubtful Plays, etc. 1 copy
Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 27 volumes in 14 books with two Supplements. 1 copy
The English cyclopædia;: A new dictionary of universal knowledge: geography Vol I (1853) 1 copy
Penny Magazine 1833 1 copy
Charles Knight's Pictorial Museum of Animated Nature; and the Companion for the Zoological Gardens, Vol. II 1 copy
London, Volumes V and VI: edited by Charles Knight, revised and corrected to the present time by E. Walford, M. A. 1 copy
London, Volumes III and IV: edited by Charles Knight, revised and corrected to the present time by E. Walford, M. A. 1 copy
Half-hours With The Best Authors, Volume 6 of 6 Volumes (1848) 1 copy
The Standard Edition of the Pictorial Shakespeare 1 copy
London. Volume III; (1842) 1 copy
Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakespeare: Volume 1 Tragedies (1867) 1 copy
Half Hours of English History from Edward I to the Death of Elizabeth 1 copy
Biography 1 copy
Geography 1 copy
Penny Magazine 1832 1 copy
The Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakspere Histories Vol 2 1 copy
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Associated Works

William Shakespeare: The Complete Works (1623) — Editor, some editions — 35,671 copies, 177 reviews
The Works of William Shakespeare, Volume I — Editor, some editions — 12 copies
The Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakspere, Volume 2, Tragedies, Volume 2 (2010) — Editor, some editions; Editor, some editions — 6 copies
The Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakspere, Volume 6, Histories, Volume 2 (2011) — Editor, some editions — 4 copies
The Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakspere Volume IV: Comedies (2013) — Editor, some editions — 3 copies
WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKSPERE, Vol. III — Editor, some editions — 1 copy
The Works of Shakspere. Imperial Edition.VOL.I. with Illustrations on Steel. — Editor, some editions — 1 copy
The Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakspere, Volume 7, Biography — Editor, some editions — 1 copy
The Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakspere, Volume 8 Doubtful Plays — Editor, some editions — 1 copy

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Birthdate
1791
Date of death
1873
Gender
male
Nationality
UK
Associated Place (for map)
UK

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7 reviews
Lunawhimsy7 reviews
Old England: a pictorial museum of regal, ecclesiastical, baronial, municipal, and popular antiquities by Charles Knight
Lovely giant book, filled with pictures and text that catalogs furniture, farms, history, ancient sites, stately homes, churches, etc.
May 26, 2006
rjabpab39 reviews
Half-Hours With the Best Authors With Short Biographical and Critical Notes, 6 volume set by Charles Knight
6 volume set includes 365 short (half-hour) selections from the best authors including Herodotus, Plato, Pliny the Younger, St. Augustine, Byron, Dickens, Shakespeare, Coleridge, Von Goethe, Milton, Dante, Swift, Webster, Paschal and many more. A one-year introduction to great literature.
Jul 16, 2013
SteveJohnson217 reviews
Charles Knight's Popular history of England, Vol.II, VIII by Charles Knight
Only two volumes. Vol. VIII missing one board, vol. II both boards loose., s[pine water damaged, name plate missing. Text in good condition, marbled endpapers, edges of text block is also marbled.
Feb 5, 20141 other review
antiqueart273 reviews
The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times- 8 vols complete by Charles Knight
8 volume set with 1000 illustrations and 190 steel engravings. 8 vo Green hard boards w/decorative embossing all sides.Good + sound and clean. Engraving values exceed value of book ( $400)
Dec 2, 2013 (Edited)1 other review

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