Nothing New under the Sun
Anon
Genre: | Reportage, Spoof |
Subjects: | Military Technology, Comparative Philology, Ancient Authorities |
Reports that Professor Otto von Foggenkopf, a 'Greek professor of Göttingen', has claimed that the shirt which burnt Hercules to death must have been made of gun-cotton. | |
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