Barkham Burroughs' Encyclopaedia
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Barkham Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information is an encyclopedia and miscellany first published in 1889 by Barkham Burroughs.
Barkham Burroughs was reportedly a rear admiral in the United States Navy during the Benjamin Harrison administration.[1] He was also reputed to have invented the return address in the United States.[2] He died in 1952.[3]
Contents
The book has a particular focus on etiquette.[4] It also contains home remedies and recipes.[1]