Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

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Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

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By John White Posted on Jan 3, 2026

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Authors: Various Published By : Various

Book Language: English

Ever wonder what people knew about the world right before everything changed? I just spent a week with a time capsule—the 'Anjar' to 'Apollo' volume of the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica. It's not a story with characters, but the mystery is in what's on the page and what's glaringly absent. Here's the world on the brink of World War I, airplanes, and quantum physics, explaining everything from ancient Armenian towns to the god Apollo with absolute, confident authority. Reading it feels like listening to a brilliant, slightly smug uncle explain how the world works, right before history is about to prove him completely wrong about almost everything. It's fascinating, humbling, and surprisingly funny.

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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. ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA A DICTIONARY OF ARTS, SCIENCES, LITERATURE AND GENERAL INFORMATION ELEVENTH EDITION VOLUME II, SLICE II Anjar to Apollo ARTICLES IN THIS SLICE: ANJAR ANTIGONUS GONATAS ANJOU ANTIGONUS OF CARYSTUS ANKERITE ANTIGUA ANKLAM ANTILEGOMENA ANKLE ANTILIA ANKOBER ANTILLES ANKYLOSIS ANTILOCHUS ANKYLOSTOMIASIS ANTIMACASSAR ANNA, BALDASARRE ANTIMACHUS ANNA (Indian penny) ANTI-MASONIC PARTY ANNA AMALIA ANTIMONY ANNABERG ANTINOMIANS ANNABERGITE ANTINOMY ANNA COMNENA ANTINOUS ANNA LEOPOLDOVNA ANTIOCH ANNALISTS ANTIOCH IN PISIDIA ANNALS ANTIOCHUS ANNAM ANTIOCHUS OF ASCALON ANNAN ANTIOCHUS OF SYRACUSE ANNA PERENNA ANTIOPE ANNAPOLIS (Maryland, U.S.A.) ANTIOQUIA ANNAPOLIS (Nova Scotia) ANTIPAROS ANN ARBOR ANTIPATER ANNATES ANTIPHANES ANNE (queen of Great Britain) ANTIPHILUS ANNE (empress of Russia) ANTIPHON ANNE OF BRITTANY ANTIPHONY ANNE OF CLEVES ANTIPODES ANNE OF DENMARK ANTIPYRINE ANNE OF FRANCE ANTIQUARY ANNEALING AND TEMPERING ANTIQUE ANNECY ANTI-SEMITISM ANNELIDA ANTISEPTICS ANNET, PETER ANTISTHENES ANNEXATION ANTISTROPHE ANNICERIS ANTITHESIS ANNING, MARY ANTITYPE ANNISTON ANTIUM ANNO, SAINT ANTIVARI ANNOBON ANT-LION ANNONA ANTOFAGASTA ANNONAY ANTOINE, ANDRE ANNOY ANTONELLI, GIACOMO ANNUITY ANTONELLO DA MESSINA ANNULAR, ANNULATE ANTONINI ITINERARIUM ANNUNCIATION ANTONINUS, SAINT ANNUNZIO, GABRIELE D' ANTONINUS LIBERALIS ANOA ANTONINUS PIUS ANODYNE ANTONIO ANOINTING ANTONIO, NICOLAS ANOMALY ANTONIO DE LEBRIJA ANORTHITE ANTONIUS ANQUETIL, LOUIS PIERRE ANTONOMASIA ANQUETIL, DUPERRON, ABRAHAM ANTRAIGUES, EMMANUEL HENRI LOUIS ANSA ANTRIM, RANDAL MACDONNELL ANSBACH ANTRIM, RANDAL MACDONNELL ANSDELL, RICHARD ANTRIM (county of Ireland) ANSELM (archbishop) ANTRIM (town of Ireland) ANSELM (French theologian) ANTRUSTION ANSELME ANTWERP (province of Belgium) ANSON, GEORGE ANSON ANTWERP (city of Belgium) ANSON, SIR WILLIAM REYNELL ANU ANSONIA ANUBIS ANSTED, DAVID THOMAS ANURADHAPURA ANSTEY, CHRISTOPHER ANVIL ANSTRUTHER ANVILLE, JEAN BAPTISTE BOURGUIGNON D' ANSWER ANWARI ANT ANWEILER ANTAE ANZENGRUBER, LUDWIG ANTAEUS ANZIN ANTALCIDAS AONIA ANTANANARIVO AORIST 'ANTARA IBN SHADDAD AOSTA ANTARCTIC APACHE ANTEATER APALACHEE ANTE-CHAPEL APALACHICOLA ANTE-CHOIR APAMEA ANTE-FIXAE APARRI ANTELOPE APATITE ANTEMNAE APATURIA ANTENOR (Athenian sculptor) APE ANTENOR (Trojan elder) APELDOORN ANTEQUERA APELLA ANTEROS APELLES ANTHELION APELLICON ANTHEM APENNINES ANTHEMION APENRADE ANTHEMIUS APERTURE ANTHESTERIA APEX ANTHIM THE IBERIAN APHANITE ANTHOLOGY APHASIA ANTHON, CHARLES APHELION ANTHONY, SAINT APHEMIA ANTHONY OF PADUA, SAINT APHIDES ANTHONY, SUSAN BROWNELL APHORISM ANTHOZOA APHRAATES ANTHRACENE APHRODITE ANTHRACITE APHTHONIUS ANTHRACOTHERIUM APHTHONIUS, AELIUS FESTUS ANTHRAQUINONE APICIUS ANTHRAX APICULTURE ANTHROPOID APES APION ANTHROPOLOGY APIS ANTHROPOMETRY APLITE ANTHROPOMORPHISM APNOEA ANTI APOCALYPSE ANTIBES APOCALYPSE, KNIGHTS OF THE ANTICHRIST APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE ANTICLIMAX APOCATASTASIS ANTICOSTI APOCRYPHAL LITERATURE ANTICYCLONE APODICTIC ANTICYRA APOLDA ANTIETAM APOLLINARIS ANTI-FEDERALISTS APOLLINARIS, SULPICIUS ANTIGO APOLLINARIS SIDONIUS, CAIUS SOLLIUS ANTIGONE APOLLO ANTIGONUS CYCLOPS ANJAR, a fortified town of India, and the capital of a district of the same name in the native state of Cutch, in the presidency of Bombay. The country is dry and sandy, and entirely depends on well irrigation for its water supply. The town is situated nearly 10 miles from the Gulf of Cutch. It suffered severely from an earthquake in 1819, which destroyed a large number of houses, and occasioned the loss of several lives. In 1901 the population was 18,014. The town and district of Anjar were both ceded to the British in 1816, but in 1822 they were again transferred to the Cutch government in consideration of an annual money payment. Subsequently it was discovered that this obligation pressed heavily upon the resources of the native state, and in 1832 the pecuniary equivalent for Anjar, both prospectively and inclusive of the arrears which had accrued to that date, was wholly remitted by the British government. ANJOU, the old name of a French territory, the political origin of which is traced to the ancient Gallic state of the _Andes_, on the...

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This isn't a novel. It's a slice of a massive reference work published in 1911. The 'plot' is simply the alphabetical journey from the entry for Anjar (a town in Armenia) to the final entry on Apollo (the Greek god). In between, you get a dizzying array of topics: obscure saints, detailed explanations of ankle anatomy, the history of anklets, the Annamese language, thorough biographies of famous 'Annes' (like Queen Anne), and deep dives into anthropology and antiquities. The entry on Apollo is a small book in itself, covering mythology, art, and archaeology. The narrative is the collective voice of early 20th-century experts, convinced they are documenting settled, final knowledge.

Why You Should Read It

You read this for the perspective. The prose is crisp, confident, and often beautiful, but the assumptions are breathtaking. It's a snapshot of a worldview. You see the roots of modern knowledge, but also the blind spots—the casual colonialism, the unchallenged social hierarchies, the complete lack of foresight about the coming century. Reading the technical entry on 'Antennae' with no mention of radio, or 'Apollo' with no hint of space travel, is a powerful lesson in intellectual humility. It makes you wonder what our own reference books will look silly for missing in 100 years.

Final Verdict

This is for the endlessly curious. It's perfect for history lovers, trivia enthusiasts, and anyone who enjoys primary sources. Dip into it like a literary snack. You won't get a plot, but you'll get something better: a direct conversation with the past. It's a reminder that 'facts' have a history, and that the most confident voices are sometimes the ones about to be surprised by the future.

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