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Gleanings for the Curious From the Harvest-Fields of Literature: A Melange of Excerpta (Classic Reprint)

Charles Carroll Bombaugh

Mangaka: Charles Carroll Bombaugh
First published: 2016

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This volume serves as a curated collection of literary excerpts, offering a glimpse into the diverse traditions of poetry. As a reprint of a classic work, it invites readers to explore historical snippets and verses, acting as a bridge to the broader landscape of literature through its thematic arrangement.

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Originally compiled by Dr. Charles Carroll Bombaugh and published in 1874, this volume served as an exhaustive compendium of historical anecdotes, literary curiosities, and linguistic oddities. Bombaugh, a physician and journalist by trade, sought to gather the scattered gems of literature that often escaped the notice of the average reader. The work reflects the Victorian era's profound fascination with encyclopedic knowledge and parlor-room entertainment, providing a structured collection of facts intended to amuse and educate the inquisitive mind.

The text is noted for its eclectic range, covering subjects from folklore and historical anomalies to the nuances of etymology. Its design follows the tradition of common-place books, which were popular tools for recording personal knowledge and favored passages. As a modern classic reprint, the current edition preserves the original structure of Bombaugh's work, allowing contemporary readers to experience the Victorian predilection for gathering obscure information as a form of intellectual leisure.

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