The Auto-Biography of John Britton, F. S. A. Part I

The Auto-Biography of John Britton, F. S. A. Part I
Author: John Britton
Publisher: Gale and the British Library
Total Pages:
Release: 1850
Genre:
ISBN: 9781535811767

Excerpt from The Auto-Biography of John Britton, F. S. A., Honorary Member of Numerous English and Foreign Societies: In Three Parts, Viz. Part I, Personal and Literary Memoir of the Author; Part II, Descriptive Account of His Literary Works; Part III, (Appendix) Biographical, Topographical, Critical, and Miscellaneous Essays The Chronological List of my literary works at the end of the Appendix, and a similar table attached to the Descriptive Account, will show at once the extent and nature of those published writings, and will be found useful to future Antiquaries, Biographers, and Book Collectors. It will be Seen by these that my anxious attention has been chie y given to Topography, Archaeology, Biography, and the Fine Arts. In these pursuits I have travelled over nearly the whole of England and part of Wales; and have employed numerous draftsmen in measuring and delineating objects of antiquity, as well as in sketch ing landscape scenery, for the purpose of engraving and publication. 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."

The Auto-Biography of John Britton, F. S. A., Honorary Member of Numerous English and Foreign Societies

The Auto-Biography of John Britton, F. S. A., Honorary Member of Numerous English and Foreign Societies
Author: John Britton
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 540
Release: 2017-12-10
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780332612140

Excerpt from The Auto-Biography of John Britton, F. S. A., Honorary Member of Numerous English and Foreign Societies: In Three Parts, Viz. Part I, Personal and Literary Memoir of the Author; Part II, Descriptive Account of His Literary Works; Part III, (Appendix) Biographical, Topographical, Critical, and Miscellaneous Essays The second and third parts may fairly be considered as a separate volume, complete in themselves, and independent of the first; which, when finished, will likewise make a distinct work, but with various references to the two former; as they have numerous passages con neeted with the personal narrative. Annexed to them is a copious alphabetical Index, and another will be given to Part i.; for, having Often lamented the want of such an essential portion Of a book, I have made it a rule to give one to every published volume. 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.

Time's Witness

Time's Witness
Author: Rosemary Hill
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2021-06-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 0141947411

From the Wolfson Prize-winning author of God's Architect: Pugin and the Building of Romantic Britain Between the fall of the Bastille in 1789 and the opening of the Great Exhibition in 1851, history changed. The grand narratives of the Enlightenment, concerned with kings and statesmen, gave way to a new interest in the lives of ordinary people. Oral history, costume history, the history of food and furniture, of Gothic architecture, theatre and much else were explored as never before. Antiquarianism, the study of the material remains of the past, was not new, but now hundreds of men - and some women - became antiquaries and set about rediscovering their national history, in Britain, France and Germany. The Romantic age valued facts, but it also valued imagination and it brought both to the study of history. Among its achievements were the preservation of the Bayeux Tapestry, the analysis and dating of Gothic architecture, and the first publication of Beowulf. It dispelled old myths, and gave us new ones: Shakespeare's birthplace, clan tartans and the arrow in Harold's eye are among their legacies. From scholars to imposters the dozen or so antiquaries at the heart of this book show us history in the making.

Liberty's Dawn

Liberty's Dawn
Author: Emma Griffin
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2013-06-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 0300151802

DIVThis remarkable book looks at hundreds of autobiographies penned between 1760 and 1900 to offer an intimate firsthand account of how the Industrial Revolution was experienced by the working class. The Industrial Revolution brought not simply misery and poverty. On the contrary, Griffin shows how it raised incomes, improved literacy, and offered exciting opportunities for political action. For many, this was a period of new, and much valued, sexual and cultural freedom./divDIV /divDIVThis rich personal account focuses on the social impact of the Industrial Revolution, rather than its economic and political histories. In the tradition of best-selling books by Liza Picard, Judith Flanders, and Jerry White, Griffin gets under the skin of the period and creates a cast of colorful characters, including factory workers, miners, shoemakers, carpenters, servants, and farm laborers./div