Chambers's Repository of Instructive and Amusing Tracts (Classic Reprint)
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
- Hardcover
- New

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- Title
- Chambers's Repository of Instructive and Amusing Tracts (Classic Reprint)
- Author
- Unknown Author
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- HRD
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0484378228
- ISBN 13
- 9780484378222
- Item weight
- 956 grams
A window into a 19th‑century miscellany, blending history, travel writing, and poetry in one volume.
This editions gathers varied excerpts from Chambers's Repository of Instructive and Amusing Tracts, offering readers a snapshot of the era’s interests and literary tastes. The book presents historical sketches, travel notes, and classic poetry in a compact, archival format.
Within its pages you’ll encounter early colonial history and frontier clashes in Africa, a vivid travelogue about Ireland in 1853, extracts from Spenser’s The Faerie Queene, and selections from Homer’s Iliad. The mix highlights how 19th‑century readers engaged with distant places, ancient myths, and contemporary reportage in a single compilation.
- Historical narrative on the Cape Colony and the conflict with neighboring tribes.
- Contemporary travel writing about Ireland and its 1850s touring scene.
- Poetic passages from Spenser’s Fairy Queen and dramatic scenes from the Iliad.
- A window into 19th‑century editorial taste and the era’s miscellany publishing.
Ideal for readers who enjoy historical overviews, travel literature, and classic verse in a single, vintage volume.
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