Tallest British Man
Irish born Patrick Cotter (c.1760 – 18 Sep 1806) claimed a height of 262 cm (8 ft 7 in), though it’s believed he was “only” 246.4 cm (8 ft 1 The post Tallest British Man appeared first on Found in Books.
View ArticleThe 10 First Books by Beatrix Potter
Book Year 1902 1903 1903 1904 1904 1905 1905 1906 1906 1906 Found in: Found something interesting in a book yourself? We’d love to publish it in our found in The post The 10 First Books by Beatrix...
View ArticleStrange British Laws
Pelican touching Under section 23 of the London Royal and Other Parks and Gardens Regulations of 1977, toughing a pelican was forbidden, unless written permission was first obtained. Scotsmen shooting...
View ArticleMost Commonly Misspelled English Words
Word Percentage Misspelled minuscule 68 millenium 57 embarrassment 55 occurrence 44 superseded 44 accommodate 40 perseverance 36 noticeable 35 harass 34 inoculate 34 Found in: Found something...
View ArticleThe 10 First Books by Charles Dickens
Book Serial Year Mar 1836 – Oct 1837 17 Nov 1837 Feb 1837 – Apr 1839 9 Nov 1838 Mar 1838 – Sep 1839 23 Oct 1839 Apr 1840 – The post The 10 First Books by Charles Dickens appeared first on Found in Books.
View ArticleToday I’m Reading: Top 10 of Britain
I have by no means given up on Turner, but I’ve managed to finish in the meantime. It’s a nice little book filled with interesting nuggets of information and trivia The post Today I’m Reading: Top 10...
View ArticleOriginal Titles
Author Title Original Title(s) Jane Austen First Impressions Mary Shelley Prometheus Unchained Victor Frankenstein Charles Dickens Tom-All-Alone’s Factory that Got into Chancery and Never Got Out The...
View ArticleOpening Phrases
I was born in the year 1632, in the city of York, of a good family, though not of that country, my father being a foreigner of Bremen, who settled The post Opening Phrases appeared first on Found in...
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