Impossible to read at one sitting, but utterly unputdownable, Schott Original Miscellanyis a unique collection of fabulous trivia. What other book can boast an index that includes shoelace lengths, sign language, and the seven deadly sins; duelling and dwarves; egg sizes and election results? Where else can you find, packed onto one page, the names of golf strokes, a history of the Hat Tax, cricketing dismissals, nouns of assemblage, betting-odds slang, and the flag of Guadeloupe? Where else, but Schott's Original Miscellany, will you stumble across John Lennons cat, the supplier of bagpipes to the Queen, the twelve labours of Hercules, and the brutal methods of murder encountered by Miss Marple? A book like no other, Schott Original Miscellany is entertaining, unpredictable, and utterly addictive.
