Presents from the King to the Emperor

By George Staunton. An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China, volume I, 1797.

These gentlemen were received on board the Lion with attention and cordiality. Much of the stiffness which…

The Industry of the Individual

By John Fisher Murray. The World of London, volume 1, 1843.

The industry of Londoners is truly wonderful; and those who know no better are accustomed to give them credit for it, which they deserve just as much…

PowerPoint in 1872

By L. J. Marcy. The Sciotopticon Manual, 1872.

The Sciopticon (pronounced Si-op-ti-con), is by far the most convenient and easily managed of any form of Magic Lantern. Its ridge of wide, intensified double flame, lying lengthwise in the…

The Profligate Indency of Authors

The Scourge; or Monthly Expositor, of Imposture and Folly, January 1811.

The retainers of literature have long been remarkable for the laxity of their morals, and the irregularity of their habits…

Ova, Eggs.

Museum Britannicum, Being an Exhibition of a Great Variety of Antiquities and Natural Curiosities, Belonging to that Noble and Magnificent Cabinet, the British Museum. London, 1778.