ND, edited by William Andrews.
BYGONE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, by William Stevenson.
BYGONE SCOTLAND, by David Maxwell, C.E.
BYGONE SOMERSETSHIRE, edited by Cuming Walters.
BYGONE SOUTHWARK, by Mrs. E. Boger.
BYGONE SUFFOLK, edited by Cuming Walters.
BYGONE SURREY, edited by George Clinch and S. W. Kershaw, F.S.A.
BYGONE SUSSEX, by W. E. A. Axon.
BYGONE WARWICKSHIRE, edited by William Andrews.
BYGONE YORKSHIRE, edited by William Andrews.
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Literary Byways.
BY WILLIAM ANDREWS.
_Demy 8vo., cloth gilt, 7s. 6d._
CONTENTS:--Authors at Work--The Earnings of Authors--"Declined with
Thanks"--Epigrams on Authors--Poetical Graces--Poetry on Panes--English
Folk Rhymes--The Poetry of Toast Lists and Menu Cards--Toasts and
Toasting--Curious American Old Time Gleanings--The Earliest American
Poetess: Anne Bradstreet--A Playful Poet: Miss Catherine Fanshawe--A
Popular Song Writer: Mrs. John Hunter--A Poet of the Poor: Mary
Pyper--The Poet of the Fisher-Folk: Mrs. Susan K. Phillips--A Poet and
Novelist of the People: Thomas Miller--The Cottage Countess--The
Compiler of "Old Moore's Almanack": Henry Andrews--James Nayler, the Mad
Quaker, who claimed to be the Messiah--A Biographical Romance: Swan's
Strange Story--Short Letters--Index.
"An interesting volume."--_Church Bells._
"Turn where you will, there is information and entertainment in this
book."--_Birmingham Daily Gazette._
"The volume is most enjoyable."--_Perthshire Advertiser._
"The volume consists of entertaining chapters written in a chatty
style."--_Daily Advertiser._
"A readable volume about authors and books.... Like Mr. Andrews's
other works, the book shows wide out-of-the-way reading."--_Glasgow
Herald._
"Dull after-dinner speakers should be compelled to peruse this
volume, and ornament their orations and per-orations with its
gems."--_Sunday Times._
"An entertaining volume.... No matter where the book is opened, the
reader will find some amusing and instructive matter."--_Dundee
Advertiser._
"Readable and entertaining."--_Notes and Queries._
"Mr. Andrews delights in the production of the pleasant, gossipy
order of books. He is well qualified, indeed, to do so, for he is
painstaking in the collection of interesting literary facts,
methodical in setting them forth, and he lo
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