The book of days : A miscellany of popular antiquities in connection with the calendar, including anecdote, biography, & history, curiosities of literature and oddities of human life and character /

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Main Author:	Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Edinburgh : W. & R. Chambers, 1864-66.
Subjects:	Days. Holidays. Fasts and feasts. Great Britain > Antiquities. Anecdotes > Great Britain.

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