Notes and Queries, Number 201, September 3, 1853: A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. — John Shaqi
Notes and Queries, Number 201, September 3, 1853: A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.Various
History
Notes and Queries, Number 201, September 3, 1853: A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
Various
Questions and answers -- Periodicals
[Mr. Sternberg also found this word in Northamptonshire: for in his
valuable work on _The Dialect and Folk Lore_ of that county occurs the
following derivation of it:--"UNKED, HUNKID, _s_. lonely, dull,
miserable. 'I was so _unked_ when ye war away.' 'A _unked_ house,' &c.
Mr. Bosworth gives, as the derivative, the A.-S. _uncyd_, solitary,
without speech. In Batchelor's _List of Bedfordshire Words_, it is
spelt _ungkid_."]
_Pilgrim's Progress_.--The common editions contain a _third_ part, setting
forth the life of _Tender-conscience_: this third part is thought not to
have been written by Bunyan, and is omitted from some, at least, of the
modern editions. Can any of your readers explain by whom this addition was
made, and all about it? The subject of the _Pilgrim's Progress_
generally--the stories of a similar kind which are said to have
preceded--especially in Catholic times--the history of its editions and
annotations, would give some interesting columns.
M.
[Mr. George Offor, in his Introduction to _The Pilgrim's Progress_,
published by the Hanserd Knollys Society in 1847, notices the third
part as a forgery:--"In a very few years after Bunyan's death, this
third part made its appearance; and although the title does not
directly say that it was written by Bunyan, yet it was at first
generally received as such. In 1695, it reached a second edition; and a
sixth in 1705. In 1708, it was denounced in the title to the ninth
edition of the second part, by a 'Note, _the third part, suggested to
be J. Bunyan's, is an imposture_.' The author of this forgery is as yet
unknown." Mr. Offor has also devoted fifty pages of his Introduction to
the conjectured prototypes of Bunyan's _Pilgrim's Progress_. He says,
"Every assertion or suggestion that came to my knowledge has been
investigated, and the works referred to have been analysed. And beyond
this, every allegorical work that could be found, previous to the
eighteenth century, has been examined in all the European languages,
and the result is a perfect demonstration of the complete originality
of Bunyan."]
_John Frewen_.--What is known of this divine? He was minister at Northiam
in Sussex in 1611; and published, the following year, a small volume of
_Sermons_, bearing reference to some quarrel between himself and
parishioners. Are these _Sermons_ rare? Any particulars would be
acceptable.
R. C. WARDE.
Kidderminster.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account