CONTENTS.

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Zerah Colburn,[ 7]
Baratiere,[ 26]
Gassendi,[ 29]
Pascal,[ 33]
Grotius,[ 39]
Newton,[ 43]
Magliabecchi,[ 48]
Crichton,[ 52]
Beronicius,[ 59]
Master Clench,[ 64]
Jedediah Buxton,[ 67]
William Gibson,[ 72]
Edmund Stone,[ 76]
Richard Evelyn,[ 78]
Quentin Matsys,[ 82]
West,[ 87]
Berretini,[ 93]
Henry Kirk White,[ 96]
Mozart,[ 100]
Elihu Burritt,[ 108]
George Morland,[ 112]
William Penn,[ 119]
John Smith,[ 129]
Ethan Allen,[ 144]
David Crockett,[ 153]
Daniel Boone,[ 163]
Charles XII. of Sweden,[ 172]
The Cid,[ 181]
Robin Hood,[ 191]
Paul Jones,[ 203]
Masaniello,[ 213]
Rienzi,[ 219]
Selkirk,[ 222]
John Law,[ 226]
Trenck,[ 230]
John Dunn Hunter,[ 236]
Caspar Hauser,[ 254]
Psalmanazar,[ 262]
Valentine Greatrakes,[ 265]
Matthew Hopkins,[ 268]
Peter, the wild boy,[ 271]
John Kelsey,[ 274]
Bamfylde Moore Carew,[ 278]
John Elwes,[ 282]
Baron D'Aguilar,[ 290]
Thomas Guy,[ 292]
Old Parr,[ 294]
O'Brien,[ 298]
Maxamillian Christopher Miller,[ 300]
Huyalas,[ 301]
Thomas Topham,[ 303]
Foster Powell,[ 305]
Joseph Clark,[ 307]
Edward Bright,[ 309]
Daniel Lambert,[ 310]
Jeffrey Hudson,[ 312]
Joseph Boruwlaski,[ 314]
The Siamese Twins,[ 318]

CURIOUS BIOGRAPHIES.


ZERAH COLBURN.