The wonders of the little world: or, a general history of man ...
Subtitle: Displaying the various faculties, capacities, powers and defects of the human body and mind, in several thousand most interesting relations of persons remarkable for bodily perfections or defects ... or for extraordinary virtues or vices of the mind ... or for the uncommon powers or weaknesses of the senses and affections ... together with accounts of the invention of arts, the advancement of science; surprising escapes from death and dangers; strange discoveries of long-concealed murders, and a vast variety of other matters equally curious. The whole collected from the writings of the most approved historians, philosophers and physicians of all ages and countries. Forming a complete system of the mental and corporeal powers and defects of human nature; and intended to increase knowledge, to promote virtue, to discourage vice, and to furnish topics for innocent and ingenious conversation
By: By Nathaniel Wanley ...
Publisher: Published by C. Taylor, T. Thornton, and E. Jeffery
Published: 1788
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 752
Subjects: Curiosities and wonders
Notes: Two columns to the page.