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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Chapter VIII

CURIOSITIES RESPECTING MAN-(Continued).

John Elwes-Daniel Dancer-Henry Wolby-John Henley-Simon Brown, and his Curious Dedication to Queen Carolina-Edward Wortley Montague-Blaise Pascal- Old Parr-George Psalmanazar-John Case-John Lewis Cardiac-John Smeaton- George Morland-Henry Christian Heinecken-Thomas Topham-Zenxis.. 46 64 77 80 91 CONTTENS.

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