Project Gutenberg 2009-04-02 Public domain in the USA. 245 Various Verschillende Various, Various Bell, George 1814 1890 Bell, G. (George) Notes and Queries, Number 194, July 16, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Reading ease score: 61.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Charlene Taylor, Jonathan Ingram, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Library of Early Journals.) "Notes and Queries, Number 194, July 16, 1853" by Various is a collection of historical inquiries and literary correspondence written in the mid-19th century. The publication serves as a platform for literary men, artists, antiquarians, genealogists, and other intellectuals to share notes, ask questions, offer insights, and engage in discussions on a wide range of topics, reflecting the scholarly interests of the time. The opening portion of this volume introduces various notes and queries. It begins with an examination of the derivation of the word "island," presenting different scholarly interpretations before proposing a new theory. Following this, there is a variety of minor topics explored, such as weather rules from the 17th century, customs related to epic poetry, and modern practices of assuming noble arms. The text showcases a mixture of scholarly exploration, historical anecdotes, and cultural observations, inviting readers to consider these themes in greater depth. The variety of topics reflects the intellectual curiosity of the era, engaging readers interested in both literature and historical inquiry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Questions and answers -- Periodicals AG Text Notes and Queries Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 176021 175968 2024-10-12T09:41:50.272835 2023-09-12T12:15:24.873973 text/html text/html 176558 2009-04-02T09:52:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 63307 2009-04-02T09:53:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 159051 2024-10-12T09:42:00.274835 application/epub+zip 160248 2024-10-12T09:41:55.295815 application/epub+zip 129901 2024-10-12T09:41:53.142815 application/epub+zip 338600 2024-10-12T09:42:03.516767 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323071 2024-10-12T09:41:58.860785 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173527 2022-09-13T09:17:03.618641 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 139559 139308 2024-10-12T09:41:49.384837 2023-09-12T12:15:24.212960 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 139479 2009-04-02T09:52:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 58246 2009-04-02T09:53:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 139483 2009-04-02T09:52:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58183 2009-04-02T09:53:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22000 2024-10-12T09:42:03.937750 application/rdf+xml 18922 2024-10-12T09:41:54.055796 image/jpeg 4361 2024-10-12T09:41:53.607799 image/jpeg 155602 2024-10-12T09:41:50.288817 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 en.wikipedia