Author: James Orchard Halliwell-PhillippsPublisher:
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Category : Nursery rhymes
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales
Author: James Orchard Halliwell-PhillippsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nursery rhymes
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Author: George Francis DowPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486157857
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
Comprehensive, reliable account of 17th-century life in one of the country's earliest settlements. Contemporary records, over 100 historically valuable pictures vividly describe early dwellings, furnishings, medicinal aids, wardrobes, trade, crimes, more.
Old London Silver, Its History, Its Makers and Its Marks
Author: Montague HowardPublisher:
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Category : Hallmarks
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Phrases and Names, Their Origins and Meanings
Author: Trench H. JohnsonPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
'Phrases and Names, Their Origins and Meanings' is a one-of-a-kind encyclopedic work that offers plain statements of facts on the origins of popular phrases and names, alphabetically organized for easy reference. Trench H. Johnson's expertise in the subject matter, acquired through years of omnivorous reading and patient inquiry, has culminated in a comprehensive and fascinating compilation of linguistic curiosities that is sure to satisfy the curiosity of any word lover. From the history of place-names to the evolution of expressions, including a plethora of slang terms and Americanisms, this book offers a wealth of knowledge that opens up the history of peoples and civilizing influences.
British Popular Customs, Present and Past
Author: Thomas Firminger Thiselton DyerPublisher:
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Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
History of New London, Connecticut
Author: Frances Manwaring CaulkinsPublisher:
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Category : New London (Conn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 686
Book Description
Picturesque Sketches of London
Author: Thomas MillerPublisher: London : Office of the National Illustrated Library
ISBN:
Category : East India House (London, England)
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
This 1852 volume offers an illustrated look at a number of London's historic sites.
The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland
Author: Joshua Dorsey WarfieldPublisher:
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Category : Anne Arundel County (Md.)
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
A Dictionary of the Sussex Dialect and Collection of Provincialisms in Use in the County of Sussex
Author: William Douglas ParishPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
An Anthology of London in Literature, 1558-1914
Author: Geoffrey G. HillerPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9783030056087
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
This book is an anthology of extracts of literary writing (in prose, verse and drama) about London and its diverse inhabitants, taken from the accession of Queen Elizabeth I in 1558 to the outbreak of the Great War in 1914. The 143 extracts, divided into four periods (1558-1659, 1660-1780, 1781-1870 and 1871-1914), range from about 250 words to 2,500. Each of the four periods has an introduction that deals with relevant social, geographical and historical developments, and each extract is introduced with a contextualizing headnote and furnished with explanatory footnotes. In addition, the general introduction to the anthology addresses some of the literary questions that arise in writing about London, and the book ends with many suggestions for further reading. It should appeal not only to the general reader interested in London and its representation, but also to students of literature in courses about ‘reading the city’.