cbr17 bingo School
A real oddball of a book! Basically, it is a photocopy of a previously existing library book, (dated 1930) including a copy of check out card and index card (remember card catalogues?). The back blurb states:
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.
As you may surmise, this is not a serious work. It is a history textbook as vaguely remembered by generations of British school (for the most part) boys, and is sketchy to the max. A good deal of it consists of the laundry list of British monarchs, dating back to my favorites, those with bizarre nicknames (Ethelread the Unready, anyone?). I adored the quizzes thrown in from time to time:
- Why do you know nothing at all about
(1) The Laws of Infanhthief and Egg-seisin?
(2) Saint Pancras?
- Would you say that Ethelread the Unready was directly responsible for the French Revolution? If so, what would you say?
Needless to say, there is no answer key.
And a shoutout for the copious delightful illustrations, by a certain “John Reynolds, Gent.”