Project Gutenberg 2005-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 719 Various Verschillende Various, Various Notes and Queries, Number 20, March 16, 1850 Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Jon Ingram, Internet Library of Early Journals, Jeremy Weatherford, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Notes and Queries, Number 20, March 16, 1850" by Various is a periodical publication that serves as a platform for literary men, artists, antiquaries, and genealogists to share knowledge and inquiries, written in the mid-19th century. This edition features a collection of notes, queries, and replies on a wide range of topics, including history, literature, and folk traditions, reflecting the intellectual pursuits of the time. The opening portion of this volume introduces various contributions, starting with a discussion on Alfred's Geography of Europe and its significance in medieval texts. Subsequent entries explore the first coffee houses in England, the true tragedy of Richard III, and an examination of superstitions surrounding death in both folk culture and literature. The text traverses topics from historical geographical accounts to customs, showcasing how collective knowledge plays a vital role in both preserving and understanding cultural heritage during the 1850s. Each piece reveals a unique aspect of the inquiry and scholarly conversation that characterizes this engaging compilation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Questions and answers -- Periodicals AG Text Notes and Queries Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 125318 124963 2024-10-07T10:17:08.837309 2023-09-07T10:52:13.612084 text/html text/html 122198 2020-12-12T07:41:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 48283 2020-12-12T07:41:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 136880 2024-10-07T10:17:15.979923 application/epub+zip 136374 2024-10-07T10:17:12.407299 application/epub+zip 115579 2024-10-07T10:17:11.027300 application/epub+zip 294994 2024-10-07T10:17:18.531770 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281988 2024-10-07T10:17:15.170782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249598 2022-09-08T05:14:01.211327 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109701 109552 2024-10-07T10:17:08.301317 2023-09-07T10:52:13.202077 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 109514 2020-12-12T07:41:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 45635 2020-12-12T07:41:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 109547 2020-12-12T07:41:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45588 2020-12-12T07:41:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20761 2024-10-07T10:17:18.671751 application/rdf+xml 17566 2024-10-07T10:17:11.678295 image/jpeg 3914 2024-10-07T10:17:11.305331 image/jpeg 133193 2024-10-07T10:17:08.848325 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog