Notes and Queries, Number 18, March 2, 1850

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Notes and Queries, Number 18, March 2, 1850

by Various Authors

EN·~1 hours·19 chapters

Chapters

19 total
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NOTES AND QUERIES: - A MEDIUM OF INTER-COMMUNICATION FOR LITERARY MEN, ARTISTS, ANTIQUARIES, GENEALOGISTS, ETC.

0:07
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"When found, make a note of."—CAPTAIN CUTTLE.

1:32
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NOTES - UNPUBLISHED LETTER OF HORACE WALPOLE

6:26
4

LADY ARABELLA STUART.

4:35
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THE NAME MARTEL.

2:39
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QUERIES AS TO JUNIUS.

2:55
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NEW EDITION OF REV. DR. OWEN'S WORKS.

1:02
8

MINOR QUERIES.

5:57
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REPLIES - ORIGIN OF THE JEWS-HARP.

3:04
10

ÆLFRIC'S COLLOQUY.

2:26

Description

Notes and Queries offers a window onto mid‑nineteenth‑century scholarly conversation, a printed forum where literary men, antiquarians and genealogists exchanged fragments of knowledge. Each issue compiles short notes, urgent queries and thoughtful replies, ranging from obscure manuscript discoveries to linguistic curiosities. The tone is conversational yet erudite, inviting listeners to feel part of a lively intellectual exchange.

In this particular edition the spotlight falls on an unpublished letter by Horace Walpole, unearthed among the papers of a Della Cruscan poet and dated July 1771, which reveals his candid thoughts on travel and family disputes. The surrounding pages host a potpourri of inquiries—about the identity of Junius, the new edition of Dr. Owen’s works, and the origins of the Jew’s‑harp—followed by expert replies that delve into medieval book‑of‑hours, Caesar’s wife, and even Arabic numerals. Listeners will enjoy the delightful blend of literary sleuthing, historical trivia and the occasional whimsical miss‑spelling that characterises this era’s scholarly camaraderie.

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en

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~1 hours (83K characters)

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by Jon Ingram, David King, the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team, and The Internet Library of Early Journals

Release date

2004-09-27

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

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Various Authors

This collection brings together writing from more than one contributor, so there isn’t a single author story to tell. The focus is on the range of voices in the work itself.

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