Echoes of Old LancashireAxon, William E. A. (William Edward Armytage)
History
Echoes of Old Lancashire
Axon, William E. A. (William Edward Armytage)
Lancashire (England) -- History
“Turn where you will, there is information and entertainment in
this book.”—_Birmingham Daily Gazette._
Curious Epitaphs.
COLLECTED AND EDITED WITH NOTES
BY WILLIAM ANDREWS.
_Demy, Cloth extra, 7s. 6d. Numerous Illustrations._
CONTENTS:—Epitaphs on Tradesmen—Typographical Epitaphs—Epitaphs on
Good and Faithful Servants—Epitaphs on Soldiers and Sailors—Epitaphs
on Musicians and Actors—Epitaphs on Sportsmen—Bacchanalian
Epitaphs—Epitaphs on Parish Clerks and Sextons—Punning
Epitaphs—Manxland Epitaphs—Epitaphs on Notable Persons—Miscellaneous
Epitaphs—Index.
“A most entertaining collection.”—_Newcastle Daily Chronicle._
“A book that is sure to be widely read and
appreciated.”—_People’s Journal._
“It is an entertaining and instructive work, it may fairly be
regarded as the best on its subject, and it will take a permanent
place in our literature.”—_Hull Critic._
Legal Lore: Curiosities of Law and Lawyers.
EDITED BY WILLIAM ANDREWS.
_Demy, Cloth extra, 7s. 6d._
CONTENTS:—Bible Law—Sanctuaries—Trials in Superstitious Ages—On
Symbols—Law under the Feudal System—The Manor and Manor Law—Ancient
Tenures—Laws of the Forest—Trial by Jury in Old Times—Barbarous
Punishments—Trials of Animals—Devices of the Sixteenth Century
Debtors—Laws Relating to the Gipsies—Commonwealth Law and
Lawyers—Cock-Fighting in Scotland—Cockieleerie Law—Fatal
Links—Post-Mortem Trials—Island Laws—The Little Inns of
Court—Obiter—Index.
“There are some very amusing and curious facts concerning law and
lawyers. We have read with much interest the articles on
Sanctuaries, Trials in Superstitious Ages, Ancient Tenures,
Trials by Jury in Old Times, Barbarous Punishments, and Trials of
Animals, and can heartily recommend the volume to those who wish
for a few hours’ profitable diversion in the study of what may be
called the light literature of the law.”—_Daily Mail._
Divine Song in its Human Echo.
Or, SONG AND SERVICE.
A Series of Short, Plain Sermons on Old-Fashioned Hymns.
BY THE REV. J. GEORGE GIBSON.
_Crown, Cloth gilt, 7s. 6d._
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