The Harmsworth Self-Educator

The Harmsworth Self-Educator was a British educational magazine series "published in forty eight issues between 1905 and 1907"^[1] at the instigation of newspaper owner Alfred Harmsworth and edited by Arthur Mee. The purpose of The Self-Educator was to provide access to education for anyone who wanted to learn applied knowledge and choose a profession. A notable alumnus was Basil Brown, the self-taught astronomer and early excavator of Sutton Hoo, and another was the Australian businessman and philanthropist, Edward Hallstrom.

See also

• Alfred Harmsworth
• Arthur Mee
• Basil Brown