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''The Popular Encyclopedia; or, Conversations Lexicon'' was a British encyclopaedia published by Blackie & Son, during the 19th century. It was originally based on the American ''Conversations Lexicon'' edition and translation, by Francis Lieber; which in turn was based on the German ''Conversations Lexicon'' in its 7th edition.〔 (preface )〕 The first editions was edited by Alexander Whitelaw, the 1883 edition by Charles Annandale. The 1836 version of the encyclopaedia was titled: An 1841 edition was published in Glasgow, in 7 volumes, royal 8vo, and edited by Alexander Whitelaw.〔(Cyclopaedia, Or Encyclopaedia ), from ''The American Cyclopaedia'', edited by George Ripley And Charles A. Dana. Also available from Amazon: The New American Cyclopædia. 16 volumes complete. Retrieved 14 July 2010〕 The specific mention that it was originally an updated copy of an American encyclopaedia had been dropped, but the original name had been incorporated into the title: The 1874 edition dropped the dissertations and the double quotes around ''Conversations Lexicon'' in the title: The 1881 edition had a similar title to the 1874 edition: All the editions published by Blackie and Son, of London.〔(Dictionaries & Encyclopedias ), (Robert Frew Ltd, Antiquarian Books ). Retrieved 14 July 2010〕 and the number of volumes went up to fourteen.〔(Available in the National Library of Australia collection: 926662 )〕 The preface to the 1841 edition explained where the ''Popular Encyclopedia'' originated and how it differed from other British encyclopaedias: ==Public domain sources for the encyclopaedia== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Popular Encyclopedia or Conversations Lexicon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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