The World's Encyclopedia of Wonders and Curiosities

Everything a Victorian found astonishing, gathered into one enormous volume — burning springs and buried cities, freaks of storm and flood, the habits of bees and the manners of nations, filed under headings like “Curiosities Respecting Man.”

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CURIOSITIES RESPECTING THE CUSTOMS OF MANKIND (Continued). Marriage Ceremonies of different Nations-Marriage Custom of the Japanese-Bacon Flitch Custom at Dunmow, Essex-On the Origin of Rings in general-Matrimonial Ring-Extraordinary Marriage Custom-Hand-fasting

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