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Old Church Lore

by William Andrews

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OLD CHURCH LORE.

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

Mr. William Andrews has produced several books of singular value in their historical and archæological character. He has a genius for digging among dusty parchments and old books, and for bringing out from among them that which 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 a serviceable index.—Athenæum.

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

A vast amount of curious and entertaining matter.—Sheffield Independent.

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 mine of wealth on the subject of which it treats.—Herts Advertiser.

Curiosities of the Church.

A volume both entertaining and instructive, throwing much light on the manners and customs of bygone generations of Churchmen, and will be read to-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, and amuse.—Home Chimes.

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

Historic Yorkshire.

Cuthbert Bede, the popular author of “Verdant Green,” writing to Society, says: “Historic Yorkshire,” by William Andrews, will be of great interest and value to everyone connected with England’s largest county. 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 with advantage.

Historic Romance.

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

In his present work Mr. Andrews has traversed a wider field than in his last book, “Historic Yorkshire,” but it is marked by the same painstaking care for accuracy, and also by the pleasant way in which he popularises strange stories and out-of-the-way scenes in English History. There is much to amuse in this volume, as well as to instruct, and it is enriched with 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 may be pronounced exhaustive on the subject. Illustrations are given of several frost fairs on the Thames, and as a trustworthy record this volume should be in every good library. The usefulness of the work is much enhanced by a good index.—Public Opinion.

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

Not likely to fail in interest.—Manchester Guardian.

CLOG ALMANACK.

Old Church Lore.

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