Curiosities of olden times
By: by S. Baring-Gould
Edition: Rev. and enl. ed
Publisher: J. Grant
Published: 1895
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
Table of contents: value: The meaning of mourning.; value: Curiosities of cypher.; value: Strange wills.; value: Queer culprits.; value: Ghosts in court.; value: Strange pains and penalties.; value: What are women made of?; value: "Flagellum salutis."; value: "Hermippus redivivus."; value: The Baroness De Beausoleil.; value: Some crazy saints.; value: The jackass of Vanvres.; value: A mysterious vale.; value: King Robert of Sicliy.; value: Sortes Sacrae.; value: Chiapa Chocolate.; value: The philospher's stone