Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia
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Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia is an encyclopedia edited by John Hammerton and published in London, England by The Education Book Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Northcliffe's Amalgamated Press, in 1921/22.
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Aimed at a middle-income market around the world, the main encyclopaedia is prefaced with a series of "New Horizons" articles penned by 'eminent publicists'. These include
- "Where we Stand" by John Galsworthy
- "The Nations and the New Era" by Lord Robert Cecil MP
- "Science and the Future" by Lord Moulton
- "The Aerial Age" by Viscount Northcliffe
- "Industry and the Future" by Lord Askwith
- "The Future of Labour" by George Nicoll Barnes.