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)

INDEX

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Giraldelii, Signora (salamander) 24 I
Giants, account of. 146
Giantess, Mrs. Cooke .. 147 I
Gluve plant of Africa, account of 182 I
Gluttony of Nicholas Wood-•• • 198 I
-of Walter Willey ••• • 199
■-ofa young watchmaker 199 I
-of two shoemakers • • 200
-= of a blacksmith at
Stroud. 200
,, ....-in eating raw eg-gs • • 200 I
---of a weaver. 200 I
G reatrakes, V al entin e,account of 107
Gryifith, Mrs. horned woman-• 166 I
Guns, large ones, account of-• 169 1
H
Hair, sudden falling off, account 1
of... 168
Hares, Domestication of. 183 ]
Hart, Nicholas, the great sleeper I
and impostor. 151
Harpooner, shipwreck of the-- 255 J
Hawk, lark, and crows, singular
account of.376
Heifer, horned, account of • • • • 262
Hen, with a human face, ac- i
count of.201 <
Heroine of La Vendee. • • 105
Holman, John, falls down a shaft 1
96 feet . 62
Horns growing on the heads of
women • .. 164
Horse, remarkable small one • • 64 '
----— .. 98
Horse-shoe found in the body of
a tree .... -. 294
Howes, Mrs. her intrepidity- • • • 343
Huaylas Basilio, a giant. 56
Hurricane, or Tornado, at Bex-
hill . 12
I & J
Ignis Fatuus, account of. 263
Inundation at Marienburg - - - - 157
John, Thomas, mental calculator 309
Iron, &,c. swallowed by Reeves
Williams ..304
Jugglers, Indian, singular feats
of. 337
K
Keylas, seeEUora. 135
Kidney of an ox, enormously
large . 178
Knife, two-bladed, swallowed by
a child... 269
L
Lake of Canterno, sudden dis-
appearance of . 150
Langevin, heroine of Vendee •• 105
Laugher, Thomas, account of • • 284
Leach,Master, a dwarf. 149
Leap, wonderful one without a
saddle...227
Lioness and Exeter mail coach
horse • • • •.. 20

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Lizard found in a large block of
coal.. ..295
Lobster, a large one.298
Lodging, singular bill for a night 178
Longevity of divers persons, 270
to . 294
Love, Elizabeth, a horned wo-
man. 165
-, Mr. John, a fat man. 380
M
Mail coach and pedestrian • • • • 349
Man, reflection of in the atmo-
sphere...... 150
Marriot, the great eater.168
Martin, Ann, found in a wood,
singular preservation of • • • • 143
Melons, extraordinary large
growth of . 301
Morgan, Lady, a dwarf . 149
Mountains, Blue, New Holland 173
N

Narodsky, Francis, aged 125 • • 470
Nottingham, dreadful explosion

at. 98
O
Oak, remarkable large one - - - - 301
Obstinacy of Michael M‘Don-
nell. 194
Ordnance, large pieces, of, at
Leith . 172
Oriental Toy, extraordinary
piece of mechanism.368
Owen’s sanguinary revenge - • • • 385
Ox on the top of a house. 55
— a remarkable large one •. • • 295
P
Paap, Mr. Simon, a dwarf • • • • 147
Pedestrial} feat of Mr. Dowlens 328
Pines, Isle of, account of. 42
Pitcairn’s Island, account of •• 30
Potatoe, extraordinary large
growth of . • 168
Poole, T. Esq. singular ride down
the Devil’s Dike at Brighton 328
Preservation,singular, at Rams-
gate . 57
-of John
Holman. 62
---of Anne
Martin - • .. 143
-—-of Mr.
Bainbridge of Bolton. 156
--- of Miss
Nicholas and her horse.162
-of Mr,
Schmitt from the jaws of a
tiger •.................'. 180
--- of a boy
wlm fell into a well . 334
-- --- of Mr.
Sturt, M.P. . 160
R
Rabbit Breeder. (See Toft.) - • • • 109
■-Fecundity of. 296