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    Strange Sights And Sporting Scenes
    Strange Sights And Sporting Scenes
    Strange Sights And Sporting Scenes
    Audiobook2 hours

    Strange Sights And Sporting Scenes

    Written by John Timbs

    Narrated by Cathy Dobson

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    About this audiobook

    The much-loved chronicler and observer of all that is unusual, John Timbs describes a selection of the oddest sights and anecdotes of the 18th and 19th centuries.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRed Door Consulting
    Release dateMar 21, 2013
    ISBN9781467668828
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    • 5/5
      interesting account of odd people.