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Excerpt from Peter Parley's Almanac for Old and Young, 1836W hen you look up to the sky of a clear night, the vault of heaven appears sparkling with thousands of stars. In some places they seem crowded together like the houses in Boston; in others, they are more scattered, like the huts of the settlers in the wide wilderness of the west.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1836 Excerpt: ...whistling of the quail, which may be seen in flocks running along the ground near their covers. REMARKABLE DAYS. October 9th, St. Denys. This is the patron saint of France; he waa beheaded near Paris. After his execution, there is said to have happened a wonderful miracle. The body of St. Denys rose upon its feet, and took its own head up in its hands. The angels of heaven accompanied the saint singing hymns, two miles, when he put his head into the hands of a woman. The French Catholics glory ia the relics of this saint, whose memory is highly distinguished and honored, i Oct. 25th. St. Crispin's Day. This saint was a shoemaker and preached to the people at Soissons in France, working diligently in the night at his craft. Me was martyred in the middle of the third century. In Catholic countries this day is a great festival among the shoemakers, whose patron he was. From the highest to the lowest, it is a day of feasting and jollity, and many bumpers are quaffed to the pious memory of St. Crispin. We fear that the world must not expect to get rid of intemperance, till they get rid of these patrons of debauchery. On St. Crispin's day in 1415, the famous battle of Agiucourt was feught between the English and French, and gained by the former under Henry V Oct. 31. All Hallow Even. This, which is the eve before All Saints' day, used to he observed ny all classes in England for the purposes of divination, when they were frequently frightened into fits by pretended apparitions, These customs now, however, are fast growing into disuse. The meetings on Hallow E'en are merry,makings; the dance prevails till supper time, when they drink to their next meeting. CHRONOLOGY. October 4th, 1749, died John Baptist Du Halde, a Jesuit, confessor to Louis XIV. aged 75. He was ...

Lang:- English, Pages 93. Reprinted in 2015 with the help of original edition published long back[1836]. This book is in black & white, Hardcover, sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, there may be some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. (Customisation is possible). Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions.Original Title:- Peter Parley's Almanac for Old and Young 1836 [Hardcover] Author:- Samuel G Goodrich

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Excerpt from Peter Parley's Almanac for Old and Young, 1836W hen you look up to the sky of a clear night, the vault of heaven appears sparkling with thousands of stars. In some places they seem crowded together like the houses in Boston; in others, they are more scattered, like the huts of the settlers in the wide wilderness of the west.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back [1836]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - English, Pages 93. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. COMPLETE LEATHER WILL COST YOU EXTRA US$ 25 APART FROM THE LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. {FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE.}