OLD CHURCH LORE.

 

 

 

WORKS BY WILLIAM ANDREWS, F.R.H.S.

Mr. William Andrews has produced several books of singular value in theirhistorical and archæological character. He has a genius for digging amongdusty parchments and old books, and for bringing out from among them thatwhich it is likely the public of to-day will care to read.—Scotsman.

Old-Time Punishments.

This is an entertaining book ... well-chosen illustrations and aserviceable index.—Athenæum.

A work which will be eagerly read by all who take it up.—Scotsman.

A vast amount of curious and entertaining matter.—SheffieldIndependent.

We can honestly recommend a perusal of this book.—Yorkshire Post.

A very readable history.—Birmingham Daily Gazette.

Mr. Andrews’ book is well worthy of careful study, and is a perfect mineof wealth on the subject of which it treats.—Herts Advertiser.

Curiosities of the Church.

A volume both entertaining and instructive, throwing much light on themanners and customs of bygone generations of Churchmen, and will be readto-day with much interest.—Newbery House Magazine.

An extremely interesting volume.—North British Daily Mail.

A work of lasting interest.—Hull Examiner.

Full of interest.—The Globe.

The reader will find much in this book to interest, instruct, andamuse.—Home Chimes.

We feel sure that many will feel grateful to Mr. Andrews for havingproduced such an interesting book.—The Antiquary.

Historic Yorkshire.

Cuthbert Bede, the popular author of “Verdant Green,” writing toSociety, says: “Historic Yorkshire,” by William Andrews, will be ofgreat interest and value to everyone connected with England’s largestcounty. Mr. Andrews not only writes with due enthusiasm for his subject,but has arranged and marshalled his facts and figures with great skill,and produced a thoroughly popular work that will be read eagerly and withadvantage.

Historic Romance.

Strange Stories, Characters, Scenes, Mysteries, and Memorable Eventsin the History of Old England.

In his present work Mr. Andrews has traversed a wider field than in hislast book, “Historic Yorkshire,” but it is marked by the same painstakingcare for accuracy, and also by the pleasant way in which he popularisesstrange stories and out-of-the-way scenes in English History. There ismuch to amuse in this volume, as well as to instruct, and it is enrichedwith a copious index.—Notes and Queries.

A fascinating work.—Whitehall Review.

Famous Frosts and Frost Fairs in Great Britain.

Chronicled from the Earliest to the Present Time.

The work is thoroughly well written, it is careful in its facts, and maybe pronounced exhaustive on the subject. Illustrations are given ofseveral frost fairs on the Thames, and as a trustworthy record this volumeshould be in every good library. The usefulness of the work is muchenhanced by a good index.—Public Opinion.

A great deal of curious and valuable information is contained in thesepages.... A comely volume.—Literary World.

Not likely to fail in interest.—Manchester Guardian.

 

 

 

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