WONDERFUL THINGS

COMPRISING THE

MARVELLOUS AND RARE, ODD, CURIOUS, QUAINT
ECCENTRIC AND EXTRAORDINARY

IN ALL AGES AND NATIONS,

IN ART, NATURE, AND SCIENCE

INCLUDING MANY

WONDERS OF THE WORLD

ENRICHED WITH

HUNDREDS OF AUTHENTIC ILLUSTRATIONS

EDITED BY

EDMUND FILLINGHAM KING, M.A.

AUTHOR OF "LIFE OF NEWTON," &c., &c.

Second Series.

LONDON

WARD AND LOCK, 158, FLEET STREET

MDCCCLX.