"An admirable collection of anecdotes: the matter is very carefully compiled and very well digested. Great praise is due to the author for his careful research."--_London Review._ "The care and research which are evident in this volume of Mr. Timbs's are very creditable to him; and they have enabled him to present us with a book which will be a favourite one with young and old."--_Churchman._ "The work, which we cordially recommend, is very nicely illustrated."--_Illustrated Times._ "This book will furnish instructive amusement for the long winter evenings to all lovers of Nature's wonders."--_Morning Post._ GRIFFITH AND FARRAN, ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Nooks and Corners of English Life, Past and Present, by John Timbs