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Kirby, R. S. [Editor]; Kirby, R. S. [Oth.]
Kirby's Wonderful And Eccentric Museum; Or, Magazine Of Remarkable Characters: Including All The Curiosities Of Nature And Art, From The Remotest Period To The Present Time, Drawn from every authentic Source. Illustrated With One Hundred And Twenty-Four Engravings. Chiefly Taken from Rare And Curious Prints Or Original Drawings. Six Volumes (Vol. VI.) — London: R.S. Kirby, 1820

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TO THE SIXTH VOLUME

A PAGE
Abduction of Miss Ma-
ria Glenn .402
Accident and preservation, at
Ramsgate. 57
Age renewed by various persons 349
Allen, Mrs. a horned woman • • 166
Allice, a female slave, aged 116 271
Apples, extraordinary large
ones,&c.. 300
Arc, Joan, D’, account of. 204
Arms, account of persons born
without . 305
Ash tree, remarkable large one 302
Ashford, Mary, account of her
murder . 65
Avoy, Mc, Miss, who names co-
lours by the touch of her
fingers . 353
B
Bagshaw, Martha, born without
arms . 307
Bainbridge, Mr. preservation of 156
Bandey, death by fright. 63
Barber’s honour, singular law-
suit • • • • 153
Barclay match, failure of Mr.
Howe ■ ■ • •. 327
Barpetri, Mons. L’Abbe, eccen-
tric character. 329
Bat, longevity of the . 168
Beech-trees, two remarkable
large ones. 302
Bees, swarm in a parasol. 156
Bees found in a stone.260
Bidder, George, mental calcula-
tor . 1
Biffin, Miss, born without arms 307
Bill, singular one for a night’s
lodging. 178
Births, singular account of- • • • 58
Bomby, Mrs. the horned woman 167
Bomb, Regent’s, account of ■ • • • 170
Bones, flexible ones. 91
—-, brittle ones. 93
Bounty, account of the mutiny 27
Bowditch’s trial for abduction
of Miss Glenn ■ • • •.402
Bras, Hermanes, the great Prus-
sian youth . 377
Bright, Mr. Edward, fat man-• 378
Buried alive, persons rescued
from . 163
Burning-spring, at Fincastle,
America. 173
C
Cabbage, extraordinary large
one. • • • 300

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Canterno lake, sudden disap-
pearance of . 150
Caverns, near lake Ontario - - - • 64
Caves of Ellora- - • ...... 135
Chesnut-tree, large growth of one 301
Children, singular births of- • • • 58
Cock-roach, tenacious of life.. 297
Cooke, Mrs. Giantess.147
Corpulency, remarkable, of per-
sons of ancient times.382
Cows, remarkable small race-- 98
Cox, Matthew, Esq. narrative of
his sufferings. 310
Crabb, Capt. sleep-walker • • ■ • 152

Cruelty and murder of a slave 400

D
Davis, Mary,the horned woman 164
Death by fright of Mary Bandey 63
Devil’s Dike, near Brighton,
ride down . 328
Devotees, singular in India • • • • 246
Dog, lost in a coal pit ■ • ..... 327
Donnel, Mich. Me, obstinacy of 194
Dowlens, Mr. pedestrian feat • • 328
Drinkins*, excessive, cause of
death. 200
E
Earth, sudden sinking of. 91
Eater, great one at Staunton-- 178
-, Marriot the great. 168
Eels, extraordinary large ones •• 296
Eggs, remarkable ones. -- 298
Electrical fish, account of. 172
Ellora, singular caves at<. ]35
Elm-tree, remarkable large one 301
Escape of Chas. Sturt, Esq. M.P. 160
-of Mr. White. 161
Ewe and iamb, affecting ac-
count of. 162
Explosion at Nottingham. 98
-the fire at Wool-
wich prevented.• 335
F
Fear, fatal effects of. 153
Female intrepidity.343
Ferguson, David, aged 124 - - • • 270
Fire, subterranean one. 97
Fir, silver, large growth of one 303
-Scotch, ditto. .303
Font of Raphael, extraordinary
work of art. 373
-carved model, of exquisite
workmanship. 374
Fort, Le, Mademoiselle .488
Frogs, longevity of. 296
Fungus, extraordinary large
one.. .. 300
 
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