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100 1 _aOliphant, Samuel Grant,
_d1864-1936
245 1 0 _aQueer questions and ready replies
250 _aFourth edition
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-08-22
508 _aCharlene 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)
520 _a"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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cBoston: New England Publishing Company, 1886
653 _aEncyclopedias and dictionaries
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/queerquestionsre00olip/page/n7/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71466
999 _c112192
_d112192