Adulthigh schoolof the three definitions of miscellany quoted in this quirky, but attractive little book, probably the most applicable is a collection, a medley, or mixture oed. They consist of a collection of trivia generally centred on the culture of the united kingdom and to a lesser extent the rest of the european union and the commonwealth. Publication date 2003 topics handbooks, vademecums, etc publisher bloomsbury. Schotts original miscellany is a 160page, 37,837word book printed on 80gsm vol 20 crofton bookwove paper.
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