Contains nine short stories about people from all walks of life throughout history by physician and author Daniel Mason.
Content Note
Death of the pugilist, or the famous battle of Jacob Burke & Blindman McGraw -- The ecstasy of Alfred Russel Wallace -- For the Union dead -- The second doctor service -- The miraculous discovery of Psammetichus I -- On growing ferns and other plants in glass cases, in the midst of the smoke of London -- The line agent Pascal -- On the cause of winds and waves, &c -- A registry of my passage upon the earth.