Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia

Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia is an encyclopedia edited by John Hammerton and published in London, England by The Education Book Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Northcliffe's Amalgamated Press, in 1921/22.

Aimed at a middle-income market around the world, the main encyclopaedia is prefaced with a series of "New Horizons" articles penned by 'eminent publicists'. These include

"Where we Stand" by John Galsworthy
"The Nations and the New Era" by Lord Robert Cecil MP
"Science and the Future" by Lord Moulton
"The Aerial Age" by Viscount Northcliffe
"Industry and the Future" by Lord Askwith
"The Future of Labour" by George Nicoll Barnes.

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