Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Mars" to "Matteawan" by Various

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By Jacob Brown Posted on Dec 22, 2025
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Okay, hear me out. I know reading an encyclopedia sounds like homework, but this specific volume is a weird time capsule. It's not a story—it's the 1911 world's official take on everything from the planet Mars to a New York prison town, written right before everything changed with World War I. The 'mystery' isn't in the plot; it's in the worldview. You get to be a detective, reading between these very confident, very dated lines to see what people got right, what they got hilariously wrong, and what they couldn't even imagine. It's history caught mid-thought.
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(2) Characters following a carat (^) were printed in superscript. (3) Side-notes were relocated to function as titles of their respective paragraphs. (4) Macrons and breves above letters and dots below letters were not inserted. (5) [root] stands for the root symbol; [alpha], [beta], etc. for greek letters. (6) The following typographical errors have been corrected: ARTICLE MARSHALLTOWN: "The city is situated in a rich agricultural region, and is a market for grain, meat cattle, horses and swine." 'meat' amended from 'neat'. ARTICLE MARTIN, BON LOUIS HENRI: "His knowledge of the middle ages is inadequate, and his criticisms are not discriminating." 'middle' amended from 'mddile'. ARTICLE MARTIN, SIR THEODORE: "Then came translations of the Vita Nuova of Dante, and the first part of Goethe's Faust." 'Then' amended from 'The'. ARTICLE MARVELL, ANDREW: "Marvell's connexion with Hull had been strengthened by the marriages of his sisters with persons of local importance ..." 'been' amended from 'heen'. ARTICLE MARX, HEINRICH KARL: "This average rate of profits, added to the actual cost price of a given commodity ..." 'of' amended from 'or'. ARTICLE MARX, HEINRICH KARL: "... see J. Stammhammer, Bibliographie des Sozialismus und Kommunismus (Jena, 1893) ..." 'Sozialismus' amended from 'Soziatismus'. ARTICLE MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS: "On the 28th of November she was removed to Sheffield Castle, where she remained for the next fourteen years in charge of the earl of Shrewsbury." 'fourteen' amended from 'fourteeen'. ARTICLE MASULIPATAM: "During the wars of the Carnatic, the English were temporarily expelled from the town, which was held by the French for some years." added 'from'. ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA A DICTIONARY OF ARTS, SCIENCES, LITERATURE AND GENERAL INFORMATION ELEVENTH EDITION VOLUME XVII, SLICE VII Mars to Matteawan ARTICLES IN THIS SLICE: MARS MASAI MARSALA MASANIELLO MARSDEN, WILLIAM MASAYA MARSEILLES MASCAGNI, PIETRO MARSH, ADAM MASCARA MARSH, GEORGE PERKINS MASCARENE ISLANDS MARSH, HERBERT MASCARON, JULES MARSH, NARCISSUS MASCHERONI, LORENZO MARSH, OTHNIEL CHARLES MASCOT MARSH MASDEU, JUAN FRANCISCO MARSHAL MASERU MARSHALL, ALFRED MASHAM, ABIGAIL MARSHALL, JOHN (American jurist) MASHAM, SAMUEL CUNLIFFE LISTER MARSHALL, JOHN (British surgeon) MASHONA MARSHALL, STEPHEN MASK MARSHALL (Missouri, U.S.A.) MASKELYNE, NEVIL MARSHALL (Texas, U.S.A.) MASOLINO DA PANICALE MARSHALL ISLANDS MASON, FRANCIS MARSHALLTOWN MASON, GEORGE MARSHALSEA MASON, GEORGE HEMMING MARSHBUCK MASON, JAMES MURRAY MARSHFIELD MASON, SIR JOHN MARSH GAS MASON, JOHN MARSHMAN, JOSHUA MASON, JOHN YOUNG MARSI MASON, SIR JOSIAH MARSIGLI, LUIGI FERDINANDO MASON, LOWELL MARSILIUS OF PADUA MASON, WILLIAM MARSIVAN MASON AND DIXON LINE MARS-LA-TOUR MASON CITY MARSTON, JOHN MASONRY MARSTON, PHILIP BOURKE MASPERO, GASTON CAMILLE CHARLES MARSTON MOOR, BATTLE OF MASS MARSUPIALIA MASSA MARSUPIAL MOLE MASSACHUSETTS MARSUS, DOMITIUS MASSACRE MARSYAS MASSAGE MARTABAN MASSAGETAE MARTELLO TOWER MASSA MARITTIMA MARTEN, HENRY MASSAWA MARTEN MASSÉNA, ANDRÉ MARTENS, FRÉDÉRIC FROMMHOLD DE MASSENBACH, CHRISTIAN KARL VON MARTENS, GEORG FRIEDRICH VON MASSENET, JULES ÉMILE FRÉDÉRIC MARTENSEN, HANS LASSEN MASSEREENE, JOHN CLOTWORTHY MARTHA'S VINEYARD MASSEY, SIR EDWARD MARTÍ, JUAN JOSÉ MASSEY, GERALD MARTIAL MASSICUS, MONS MARTIALIS, QUINTUS GARGILIUS MASSIF MARTIAL LAW MASSILLON, JEAN BAPTISTE MARTIGNAC, JEAN BAPTISTE GAY MASSILLON MARTIGUES MASSIMO MARTIN, ST MASSINGER, PHILIP MARTIN (several popes) MASSINISSA MARTIN, BON LOUIS HENRI MASSON, DAVID MARTIN, CLAUD MASSON, LOUIS CLAUDE FRÉDÉRIC MARTIN, FRANÇOIS XAVIER MAST MARTIN, HOMER DODGE MASTABA MARTIN, JOHN MASTER MARTIN, LUTHER MASTER AND SERVANT MARTIN, SIR THEODORE MASTER OF THE HORSE MARTIN, WILLIAM MASTER OF THE ROLLS MARTIN, SIR WILLIAM FANSHAWE MASTIC MARTIN OF TROPPAU MASTIGOPHORA MARTIN (bird) MASTODON MARTINEAU, HARRIET MAS'UDI MARTINEAU, JAMES MASULIPATAM MARTINET MAT MARTÍNEZ DE LA ROSA, DE PAULA MATABELE MARTINI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA MATACHINES MARTINI, SIMONE MATADOR MARTINIQUE MATAMOROS MARTINSBURG MATANZAS MARTINS FERRY MATARÓ MARTINUZZI, GEORGE MATCH MARTIUS, CARL FRIEDRICH VON MATE (companion) MARTOS, CHRISTINO MATÉ (shrub) MARTOS MATERA MARTYN, HENRY MATERIALISM MARTYN, JOHN...

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This isn't a novel with a plot. Think of it as a snapshot of a planet's knowledge, frozen in 1911. The book is a single volume from the famous 11th Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, covering entries alphabetically from 'Mars' to 'Matteawan'. You'll jump from scientific theories about Martian canals, to detailed histories of medieval martyrs, to explanations of masonry and descriptions of obscure towns. The 'story' is the collective voice of early 20th-century experts, presenting their facts as settled truth.

Why You Should Read It

Reading this is a unique kind of fun. The prose is formal and assured, which makes its occasional misses so striking. You get a front-row seat to the assumptions of the era. There's something quietly powerful about seeing history, science, and geography explained without the knowledge of the wars, technologies, and social revolutions that were just around the corner. It turns facts into a narrative about human progress and perspective.

Final Verdict

Perfect for curious minds who love history, science, or just browsing weird old books. If you enjoy connecting dots across time or finding the human story in unexpected places, you'll love this. It's not for someone seeking a traditional narrative, but for a reader who wants to time-travel through footnotes, it's a fascinating and oddly humbling journey.



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Betty Thomas
1 year ago

Just what I was looking for.

Mason Garcia
8 months ago

Based on the summary, I decided to read it and the content flows smoothly from one chapter to the next. Highly recommended.

Kimberly Hernandez
1 year ago

A bit long but worth it.

Ashley Johnson
1 year ago

Surprisingly enough, the atmosphere created is totally immersive. Truly inspiring.

Elijah Jones
1 year ago

After finishing this book, it creates a vivid world that you simply do not want to leave. Absolutely essential reading.

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