And The Baboon Played Chess With The Emperor

A modern recreation of a Victorian scrapbook made up of cuttings from books and magazines published in the early to mid nineteenth century. You will come across such delights as <p> the artificial duck that ate, drank and quacked;</p><p> the tax on bachelors;</p><p> early attempts at ballooning;</p><p> the clever cat;</p><p> horse-racing by machinery;</p><p> leeches;</p><p> powdering the hair;</p><p> early steam carriages.</p><p> And of course the baboon playing chess with an Emperor. And much, much more. </p><p> If you enjoy loitering amongst literary and historic trivia, then you will love this book.</p><p> Read more at </p><p> http://lulu.wikidot.com/and-the-baboon-played-chess-with-the-emperor</p>