5000 Facts and Fancies: A Cyclopaedia of Important, Curious, Quaint, and Unique Information in History, Literature, Science, Art, and Nature ...Gale Research Company, 1966 - 816 pages |
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... London in 1871 , married him . ( 15 ) Marian , surnamed the " Ama- zon Queen , " born in 1866. She was 8 feet 2 inches tall . Exhibited in London in 1882 . ( 16 ) Joseph Winkelmaier , a native of Austria , 8 feet 9 inches tall ...
... London in 1871 , married him . ( 15 ) Marian , surnamed the " Ama- zon Queen , " born in 1866. She was 8 feet 2 inches tall . Exhibited in London in 1882 . ( 16 ) Joseph Winkelmaier , a native of Austria , 8 feet 9 inches tall ...
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... London , from which were measured distances on the high - roads that radiated from it . According to tradition , it was brought from Troy by Brutus , and laid by him as the foundation - stone of the city . In 1450 , Jack Cade struck Lon ...
... London , from which were measured distances on the high - roads that radiated from it . According to tradition , it was brought from Troy by Brutus , and laid by him as the foundation - stone of the city . In 1450 , Jack Cade struck Lon ...
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... London . A term applied to the giants Gog and Magog , whose effigies adorn the Great Hall of the Guildhall in London . Ac- cording to tradition , they were the survivors of a race of giants that dwelt in Britain thousands of years ago ...
... London . A term applied to the giants Gog and Magog , whose effigies adorn the Great Hall of the Guildhall in London . Ac- cording to tradition , they were the survivors of a race of giants that dwelt in Britain thousands of years ago ...
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5000 Facts and Fancies: A Cyclopaedia of Important, Curious, Quaint, and ... William Henry Pinkney Phyfe Affichage du livre entier - 1913 |
5000 Facts and Fancies: A Cyclopaedia of Important, Curious, Quaint, and ... William Henry Pinkney Phyfe Affichage du livre entier - 1901 |
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