THINGS NOT GENERALLY KNOWN. 



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THINGS NOT GENERALLY KNOWN 



dfamilturli) ejrplaintH. 

 ^ * * ' A BOOK FOR OLD AND YOUNG. 

 By JOHN TIMBS, F.S.A. 



CONTENTS 



Marvels of the Heavens. 



The Earth, its Surface and In-' 



TERIOR. 



The Sea— The Atmosphere. 



Sight asd Sc 



Geoorai 



Life ani 



The Animal Kingdom. 



Trees and Plants. 



lA. — THE ATMOSPHERE- 

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Natural Hagic. 

 Domestic Maanners. 

 Laws and Customs. 

 Church and State. 

 Science and Art. 

 Monet, &c. 

 Art-Terms. 

 Literature and Books. 



CRITICAL OPINIONS. 



"Any one who reads and remembers Mr. Timbs's encyclopaedic varieties 

 should ever after be a good tea-table talker, an excellent companion for chil- 

 dren a 'well read person,' and a proficient lecturer ; for Mr. T.mbs has .stored 

 up in this little volume more knowledge than is to be found in a hundred books 

 that might be named." — Athenaum. 



"The notes contained in it are grouped with much sense and discretion, 

 and the book will cram every one of its readers with those suggestive little facts 

 on which the mind takes pleasure in dwelling."— Exa miner. 



" It is impossible to place in the hands of the young a work of higher interest 

 or greater value." — Art-Journal. 



" An admirable repertory of historical, scientific, archaeological, and imagina- 

 tive illustrations, which is indeed a book for old and young to enjoy. —Leader. 



" A work very entertaining, and not in the least commonplace."— Saturday 

 Review. •.«._. j 



" A very amusing volume, and as instructive as it is amusing. — Notes ana 

 Queries. 



'• A remarkably pleasant and instructive little book; a book as full of infor- 

 mation aa a pomegranate is full of seed." — Punch. 



" A very amusing miscellany, compiled by one who has had a long experi- 

 ence in similar tasks."— Gentleman's Magazine. 



" Every reader of this book will feel that a good idea has been cleverly carried 

 out." — Tail's Magazine. 



" A handy book, calculated to be of great use on a parlour-table, as a means 

 of clearing up matters which frequently come under nonce in conversation, but 

 are only known in a vague and obscure way."— Chambers' Journal. 



%* Of the ahove popular Work 10,000 Copies were sold within Ten 

 Months from the first day of its publication. 



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