With its delightful mix of
scholarship and eccentricity,
it is a must for every
twenty-first-century bookshelf.
This flagship title in the
Brewer’s series was first published
in 1870 to supply readers
with material that was both
entertaining and enlightening.
This new edition is filled with
hundreds of new facts, from
designer babies to New York’s
sewer-dwelling alligators, and
brings back more than 200
classic entries, such as magic
garters and poison detectors.