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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; Edinburgh :
W. & R. Chambers,
1866-1868.
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| Item Description: | "Numerous engravings" First edition was published, 1862-1864. Each day, listed in chronological order gives a short list of saints connected to the day and famous persons being born on that day and dying on that day. Individuals are then selected from these lists for more detailed articles. With six or seven articles per day the total number of articles, which are in the form of erudite essays runs to around 2000. |
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| Physical Description: | 2 volumes (831; 840 pages) : illustrations ; 27 cm |