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Extraordinary things. Worth a closer look.

The Almanac
Charles FortThe Book of the Damned1919 / 1920

Strange worlds

The Book of the Damned

Charles Fort

Historical speculation & reported anomalies

Strange things fell from the sky. Fort collected the reports. What can they prove?

A historical collection of reported oddities and anomalistic speculation. Enjoy its unruly questions without treating the accumulation of reports as verified paranormal or extraterrestrial evidence.

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New York: Boni and Liveright; selected February 1920 second printing of the 1919 work; original English

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