Project Gutenberg 2013-01-02 Public domain in the USA. 1302 Stauffer, Frank H. 1832 1895 Stauffer, Francis Henry, The Queer, the Quaint and the Quizzical: A Cabinet for the Curious Produced by Chris Curnow, Dave Hobart and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Queer, the Quaint and the Quizzical: A Cabinet for the Curious" by Frank H. Stauffer is a collection of curiosities and oddities compiled during the late 19th century. This work explores a diverse range of quirky historical anecdotes, strange customs, and unique literary treasures, and it invites the reader to ponder the peculiarities and often whimsical nature of human history and culture. The opening of the book sets the tone for the delightful eccentricities that follow, showcasing a variety of fascinating tidbits about unusual books and antiquities. It mentions peculiar literary creations with amusing titles, rare artifacts like an intricate manuscript that captivated collectors, and unique incidents surrounding curiosities in history. These snippets lead the reader into a world of the bizarre and fascinating, establishing a playful and inquisitive atmosphere that hints at the intriguing explorations yet to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41762/41762-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 70.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Literary curiosa AG Text Category: History - Other 778097 2025-08-17T04:26:48.768992 text/html 747604 2024-10-23T13:23:13 text/html 394829 2025-08-17T04:27:26.175283 application/epub+zip 395587 2025-08-17T04:27:02.335418 application/epub+zip 368130 2025-08-17T04:26:55.341966 application/epub+zip 1099669 2025-08-17T04:27:41.730231 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 798015 2025-08-17T04:27:13.885339 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 630934 2022-09-19T06:22:56.466384 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 625007 2025-08-17T04:26:46.547016 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 605003 2024-10-23T13:23:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15565 2025-08-17T04:27:41.934214 application/rdf+xml 28004 2025-08-17T04:26:55.520954 image/jpeg 2796 2025-08-17T04:26:55.434936 image/jpeg 333061 2025-08-17T04:26:48.832984 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog