Norfolk Annals, Vol. 1: A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century — John Shaqi
Norfolk Annals, Vol. 1: A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth CenturyMackie, Charles
History
Norfolk Annals, Vol. 1: A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century
Mackie, Charles
Norfolk (England) -- History
But many years elapsed before the publication of a second edition, and it
was not until 1822 that the “Remembrancer” again made its appearance.
The modest pamphlet of 1801 had grown to a crown 8vo volume of 274 pages,
bound in cloth, and issued at three shillings and sixpence. It was
printed in bolder type, and contained additional information of a
miscellaneous character, which, published at a time when few general
directories and books of reference were in circulation, and local
statistics difficult to obtain, was received with favour as one of the
earliest attempts to supply the want now so fully met by local handbooks
and year-books. In this, as in the first edition, the Chronology was by
far the most important part of the book. The 18th century “Retrospect”
was revised and amplified, and the record, continued from January, 1801,
to December, 1821, occupied 208 pages. The compiler of this edition, and
probably of the former issue, although his name did not appear in
connection therewith, was Mr. Jonathan Matchett, the senior proprietor of
the NORFOLK CHRONICLE, who states in his preface: “The Chronology of
Remarkable Events has been compiled principally from the volumes of the
NORFOLK CHRONICLE, of which, with the local occurrences of the last fifty
years at least, the Retrospect may be considered an epitome. Such errors
of omission or commission as may be discovered in this humble compilation
shall, if pointed out, be corrected in a future edition, if ever a third
should be called for.” As no subsequent issue appeared, it may be
assumed that the demand for the work was not such as to justify the
expenditure of the time and labour necessary to its production. Mr.
Matchett died November 24th, 1844, and from that time until the present
no effort had been made to continue the Chronology.
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