Where can I find a recent critical (scholarly) review of Encyclopedia Britannica 1911 edition?
The Eleventh Edition is valued more for the number of well-known people who contributed, than for its factual content. It is generally acknowledged that one cannot rely wholly on it and should cross-reference facts. Also, it was compiled in the days of the “British Empire”, and the prejudices of that time jump out of the pages, along with racial content. The first wikipedia link lists several errors in the 1911 (Eleventh) edition. Also, if you scroll down to ‘Wikipedia Content’ you will find details of someone who has a copy and who is willing to discuss the content with anyone. He gives his contact as Britanicajo@hotmail.com. If you scroll even further down, under ‘EB1911 More Harm Than Good’, you will find a less than glowing critique signed Stbalbach and dated 7th February 2005. (Recognise this?). As to more recent scholarly reviews, I’m afraid my limited research capacity didn’t come up with anything from this century. However, in the second wikipedia link given, if you scroll down
