![]() It was published in two large volumes, each over 840 pages long, and, for its day, was well-illustrated with engraved drawings linked to the articles. It is supposed that his excessive labour in connection with this book hastened his death. It was a huge collection of short, largely factual pieces which today would generally be bracketed as "trivia" but very interesting trivia. The Book of Days was Robert Chambers' last publication, and perhaps his most elaborate. ![]() ![]() ( July 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ĭhambers Book of Days ( The Book of Days: A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in Connection with the Calendar, Including Anecdote, Biography, & History, Curiosities of Literature and Oddities of Human Life and Character) was written by the Scottish author Robert Chambers and first published in 1864.Ī new version of Chambers Book of Days was published by Chambers Harrap in 2004. ![]() ![]() Please help improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style. This article is written like a personal reflection, personal essay, or argumentative essay that states a Wikipedia editor's personal feelings or presents an original argument about a topic. ![]()
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