Captain Cuttle's Mailbag : History, Folklore & Victorian Pedantry from the Pages of 'Notes & Queries'

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Captain Cuttle's Mailbag : History, Folklore & Victorian Pedantry from the Pages of 'Notes & Queries'

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  • 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版/ページ数 272 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9781946053039
  • DDC分類 820.9008

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How did the Honorable Miss E. St. Leger become a Freemason? Did Lord Byron meet a hippopotamus, or was it only a tapir? Whence the popular prejudice against redheads?These were among the topics discussed in the pages of Notes and Queries, a weekly magazine founded in London in 1849 as "a medium of inter-communication for literary men, artists, antiquaries, genealogists, etc." Its motto was "When found, make a note of" a saying of Captain Cuttle, the hook-handed old salt of Dickens's Dombey and Son.Some subscribers to Notes and Queries contributed brief notes on curious facts they had uncovered; others sent in arcane queries to be answered. The result was rather like an erudite Internet discussion board, complete with its flame wars and trolls.This book anthologizes the most interesting exchanges from the First Series of Notes and Queries (1849 55). Here, ordered by subject with judicious footnotes, of course are delightfully pedantic remarks on the daily life and amusements of olden times, the doings of faeries, revolting folk remedies, strange forgotten, poetry good and bad, and oddities of natural history, among many other things. Also included is a selection of advertisements from the magazine, for such products as Grosjean's Celebrated Trowsers, Rimmel's Toilet Vinegar (good for several purposes), and the Rev. Edmund Saul Dixon's treatise on Ornamental and Domestic Poultry: Their History and Management.Original drawings add an extra touch of humor throughout, and a lively introduction describes the history and workings of Notes and Queries. Full of useless information and Victorian fustiness, Captain Cuttle's Mailbag will fascinate trivia buffs and time travelers alike.

Contents

CONTENTSIntroductionDaily LifeAmusementsPersonalitiesChurch MattersLaw and OrderWills and EpitaphsTales of the SupernaturalThe Life of StoriesPopular ZoologySuperstitionsRemediesLocal CustomsLANGUAGE AND LITERATUREBooks and BooksellersPoetry and VerseWords and Their UsePersonal NamesSCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONSTechnology and InnovationNatural HistoryMedicine and PhysiologyPhysics ProblemsNotes on BooksNotices to CorrespondentsAdvertisementsIndex

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