Notes and Queries, Number 29, May 18, 1850

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Notes and Queries, Number 29, May 18, 1850

by Various Authors

EN·~1 hours·7 chapters

Chapters

7 total
1

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

18:23
2

QUERIES. - NUMISMATIC QUERIES.

11:53
3

REPLIES. - DR. PERCY AND THE POEMS OF THE EARL OF SURREY.

13:06
4

REPLIES TO MINOR QUERIES.

27:50
5

MISCELLANIES.

1:57
6

MISCELLANEOUS. - NOTES ON BOOKS, CATALOGUES, SALES, ETC.

12:05
7

MR. COLBURN - has just published the following - VALUABLE & INTERESTING WORKS.

0:04

Description

A Victorian‑era periodical serves as a lively forum where scholars, antiquarians, and curious readers exchange brief notes, questions, and discoveries. Each entry is concise, inviting contributors to share a fragment of knowledge or a puzzling detail, creating a patchwork of intellectual dialogue across disciplines.

Among the many topics, the publication presents investigations into historical figures, such as Oliver Cromwell’s role as a feoffee of a charitable foundation in Ely, complete with excerpts from surviving accounts and the mystery of missing pages. It also traverses folklore, regional dialects, numismatic curiosities, and the etymology of place‑names, offering snippets that spark further inquiry and often include modest debates among experts.

Listening to this collection feels like stepping into a 19th‑century study where letters and ledger entries are read aloud, each piece a doorway to a niche subject waiting to be explored. The tone remains scholarly yet approachable, making the material engaging for anyone who enjoys piecing together history’s smaller puzzles.

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Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (81K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by The Internet Library of Early Journals, Jon Ingram, William Flis, and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team.

Release date

2005-02-28

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

VA

Various Authors

A shared credit like this usually means the audiobook brings together work by more than one writer. That can make for a lively listening experience, with different voices, styles, and ideas collected in one place.

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