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

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

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By Betty Young Posted on Jan 5, 2026

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Okay, hear me out. You know those old encyclopedias your grandparents had? I just spent a weekend with a chunk of one from 1911, and it's wild. It's not a story, but it's full of stories. This volume covers everything from Mars (the planet AND the god of war) to Matteawan (a New York asylum). The real mystery here is how the world saw itself right before everything changed—right before WWI, before we knew what the 20th century would really bring. It's a time capsule of facts, beliefs, and blind spots. Reading it feels like listening in on a brilliant, slightly arrogant, and utterly confident conversation from over a century ago. It's strangely gripping.

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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. It's a slice of the famed 11th Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, covering entries alphabetically from 'Mars' to 'Matteawan.' Think of it as a curated walk through the knowledge of 1910-1911. You'll get a detailed scientific entry on the planet Mars, followed immediately by the Roman god of war. You'll read about historical figures, obscure places, artistic techniques, and social institutions, all filtered through the lens of the pre-World War I British academic mind.

Why You Should Read It

This is history uncut. The articles aren't dry lists; they're opinionated essays. The entry on 'Martial Law' reads with the confidence of an empire that believes in its own systems. The description of global cultures is a stark reminder of the colonial mindset of the era. It's fascinating to see what they got brilliantly right (some scientific explanations are remarkably clear) and where their biases are glaringly obvious. You're not just learning facts; you're learning how a specific group of people at a specific time organized and justified their understanding of the world.

Final Verdict

Perfect for history buffs, trivia lovers, and anyone with a sense of curiosity about how people thought in the past. It's not a cover-to-cover read, but a fantastic book to dip into. Open it to any page and you'll find something surprising, enlightening, or unintentionally humorous. If you've ever wondered what the smartest people in the room were saying right before the room caught fire, this is your primary source.

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