Excerpt from Dale and Its Abbey, Derbyshire The rapid sale of the first edition (published last October) indicated a more general interest in the picturesque story of Dale than I anticipated, and in order to render the book still more attractive I have re-written large portions in a more popular strain. A new chapter (chapter II.) also has been inserted but this, together with the adoption of larger type, has necessitated the new cheaper volumes (6d. And 9d.) being abridged in other respects. The Is. 6d. Size, and the more sumptuous limited edition which will be published by Mr. Frank Murray, however, will not be curtailed, hence will form volumes considerably larger than those of the first edition. Since my first edition appeared Rev. Dr. Cox and Mr. St. John Hope have decided to complete the monograph referred to in my former preface. This large and more exhaustive work, with numerous plates already engraved, will meet with a Special welcome from those of my readers who wish to penetrate more deeply into the history of this abbey, and I have little doubt that the demand for it will be greater than the authors anticipate, for this history is of more than merely local interest. Iam indebted to the Revs. Dr. Cox and Dr. Cruikshank, the Guest master of the Cistercian abbey of St. Bernard, Coalville, and particularly so to an old friend of mine, Rev. D. Beam, for their help and suggestions in the revision of this work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.