The ''Library of Entertaining Knowledge'' was founded by the

Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK) was founded in London in 1826, mainly at the instigation of Whig MP Henry Brougham, with the object of publishing information to people who were unable to obtain formal teaching or who pr ...

. The books appeared from 1829 to 1838, published in London by Charles Knight, and complemented the Society's ''Library of Useful Knowledge'', which had not sold as well as hoped. The volumes were priced at 4''s''. 6''d'', more expensive than rival non-fiction series.

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