Project Gutenberg 2023-08-22 Public domain in the USA. 258 Oliphant, Samuel Grant 1864 1936 Oliphant, S. Grant Queer questions and ready replies : $b A collection of four hundred questions in history, geography, biography, mythology, philosophy, natural history, science, philology, etc., etc., with their answers Fourth edition $aBoston :$bNew England Publishing Company, $c1886, pubdate 1888. Charlene Taylor, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Queer Questions and Ready Replies" by S. Grant Oliphant is a collection of informational queries and answers written in the late 19th century. The work presents four hundred intriguing questions covering a wide array of topics such as history, geography, science, and philosophy, aiming to provide interesting and sometimes obscure knowledge to the general public. The book aspires to correct popular misconceptions and promote accurate scholarship. The opening of this work outlines its intent and scope, stating that it is designed to furnish readers with engaging and instructive information across various subjects. Oliphant expresses hope that the compilation will serve as a valuable resource for those seeking answers to less commonly known facts, thereby enriching their understanding of various domains. It begins by introducing several questions, demonstrating the diversity of the topics covered, from historical events and figures to peculiar expressions and natural phenomena. Each subsequent entry follows a structured format, providing well-researched responses that make the book both educational and enjoyable. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/queerquestionsre00olip/page/n7/mode/2up 20200510182630oliphant 1886 US Reading ease score: 68.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Encyclopedias and dictionaries AG Text Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 396980 2025-07-28T09:44:33.594007 text/html 386106 2023-08-22T07:23:39 text/html 376751 2025-07-28T09:44:42.054927 application/epub+zip 379189 2025-07-28T09:44:35.909966 application/epub+zip 310294 2025-07-28T09:44:34.715960 application/epub+zip 1051551 2025-07-28T09:44:46.259955 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1036149 2025-07-28T09:44:41.225963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326878 2025-07-28T09:44:32.814022 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 326939 2023-08-22T07:23:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16509 2025-07-28T09:44:46.422910 application/rdf+xml 19954 2025-07-28T09:44:35.069976 image/jpeg 2467 2025-07-28T09:44:34.895951 image/jpeg 285136 2023-08-22T07:23:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 298387 2025-07-28T09:44:33.630018 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