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Wise Walter, a wonderfully snappy Victorian

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Feb 16, 2026
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Welcome to this week’s bonus free helping of my Marvellous Miscellany of Past Wit, Wisdom and Whimsical Curiosities.

If you’d like to be amazed by the rest of this week’s entries, featuring a wise and witty priest, Clarence and that Malmsey, not to mention the Burgomaster of Braunau, and the last invasion of England, just push the button to pay a little …

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