Historic Oddities and Strange Events, 1st Series is compilation of historical essays by Sabine Baring-Gould. Gould was an Anglican priest, hagiographer, antiquarian, and novelist. Excerpt: "Some are born great," said Malvolio, strutting in yellow stockings, cross-gartered, before Olivia, "some achieve greatness," and with a smile, "some have greatness thrust upon them." Of the latter was Sophie Sabine Apitzsch. She was not born great, she was the daughter of an armourer. She hardly can be said to have achieved greatness, though she did attain to notoriety; what greatness she had was thrust on her, not altogether reluctant to receive it. But the greatness was not much, and was of an ambiguous description. She was treated for a while as a prince in disguise, and then became the theme of an opera, of a drama, and of a novel. For a hundred years her top-boots were preserved as historical relics in the archives of the House of Saxony, till in 1813 a Cossack of the Russian army passing through Augustenburg, saw, desired, tried on, and marched off with them; and her boots entered Paris with the Allies."

Historic Oddities and Strange Events is a collection of compelling and horrifying true mysteries throughout history. Baring-Goulde picks out only those tales inspiring the truest sublime horror. Contents: "PAGE Preface, vii The Disappearance of Bathurst, 1 The Duchess of Kingston, 26 General Mallet, 51 Schweinichen's Memoirs, 67 The Locksmith Gamain, 83 Abram the Usurer, 103 Sophie Apitzsch, 121 Peter Nielsen..."

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"Jacquetta," tells the story of Jacket and her mother, Mrs. Fairbrother. Both have never been to France but were on their way to France to call upon aunt Betsy Pengelly who has suddenly taken ill. Mrs. Fairbrother worries they'll not be able to adapt to the ways of the French, as she does not speak the language.

Volumes for 1898-1968 include a directory of publishers.