Curious Questions1900
Killikelly's three-volume cabinet of curiosities.
The Books, Shelf by Shelf
41 books in this collection — 9 here now, another 32 coming soon — shelved the way a good bookshop would do it. The book's cover is the door; you are invited to walk in anywhere.
Questions & Quizzes (7 books)·Monsters & Myths (6 books)·Fame, Rogues & Impostors (6 books)·Ghosts & the Unexplained (3 books)·Treasure & Old Tales (5 books)·Curiosities & Wonders (10 books)·Parlor & Play (4 books)
Questions & Quizzes
Stumpers, riddles and quizzles for every age.
Conundrums, Riddles and Puzzles1901
Hundreds of parlor riddles that once ruled the living room.
Quizzle Book
The original Quizzle book of teasers.
Quizzle Book for Boys and Girls, 5 to 8
Quizzles sized for ages five to eight.
Quizzle Book for Boys or Girls, 6 to 9
Quizzles sized for ages six to nine.
Quizzle Book for Boys and Girls, 8 to 12
Quizzles sized for ages eight to twelve.
You Ask, I'll Tell
You ask, it answers — a book of questions.
Monsters & Myths
Dragons, legends and mythologies entire.
Mythical Monsters1886
A Victorian argues the dragon was a real animal.
The Outline of Mythology1913
All of Bulfinch in one volume, Olympus to Camelot.
Myth Land
The myths of many lands, gathered for the fireside.
Myths Legends of Our Own Land
America's own myths and legends, state by state.
Totem Tales
Totem-pole tales from the Pacific Northwest.
The Monster Hunters
On the trail of monsters, real and imagined.
Fame, Rogues & Impostors
Stars, frauds and the genuinely infamous.
Famous Film Folk1925
Two hundred forty-one silent-era stars, in portraits and profiles.
Famous Impostors1910
Bram Stoker's gallery of pretenders and frauds.
The Detective Stories from the Pinkerton Archives
True cases from the Pinkerton files.
True Exploits of Famous Detectives (Train)
Great detectives at work, told by Arthur Train.
True Exploits of Famous Detectives (Barton)
More great detectives at work, told by Barton.
Twenty Human Monsters1929
Twenty of history's darkest figures, examined.
Ghosts & the Unexplained
Hauntings and mysteries never solved.
Famous Mysteries
The mysteries that refused to be solved.
Glimpses of the Supernatural
Two volumes of apparitions, omens and hauntings.
Historic Ghosts And Ghost-Hunters
Famous hauntings, and the people who investigated them.
Treasure & Old Tales
Buried gold and the stories that outlived it.
The Book of Buried Treasure1911
Real treasure hunts, with the evidence for digging.
Coronado's Children1930
Texas treasure legends and the people who chase them.
Wonderful Stories of Old
Wonderful old stories, told again.
World-Famed Stories and Legends
The stories and legends the whole world knows.
Christmas Stories and Legends
The legends and stories of Christmas, retold.
Curiosities & Wonders
The odd, the wonderful and the hard to believe.
Curiosities of the Bible1880
Scripture as quiz material — acrostics, oddities and stumpers.
Historic Oddities
History's oddest corners, swept and displayed.
Hone's Every-Day Book and Table Book1827
Hone's day-by-day almanac of curiosities.
Museum of Wonders
A museum of wonders between two covers.
Wonders and Curiosities
Wonders and curiosities from everywhere.
World of Wonders: Anecdotes and Opinions
A world of wonders, anecdotes and opinions.
A Short Introduction to the History of Human Stupidity
Humanity's blunders, given their own history.
The Natural History of Nonsense
Nonsense examined as carefully as nature.
Busiest House in America1902
A 1902 mail-order catalogue, wanting for nothing.
The Housekeeper's Guide and Indian Doctor
Household recipes and frontier cures, side by side.
Parlor & Play
Games, tricks and toasts for company.
Every Boy’s Book1856
Every game, trick, pet and sport a boy of 1856 could want.
Tricks With Coins
Coin tricks to baffle the parlor.
Poker Smoke
Poker wisdom and table talk, with a wink.
Toaster's Handbook1916
A toast for every occasion, glass raised.