These books have been favourably reviewed in the leading critical journals of England and America.
Carefully written articles by recognised authorities are included on history, castles, abbeys, biography, romantic episodes, legendary lore, traditional stories, curious customs, folk-lore, etc., etc.
The works are illustrated by eminent artists, and by the reproduction of quaint pictures of the olden time.
- BYGONE BERKSHIRE, edited by Rev. P. H. Ditchfield, M.A., F.S.A.
- BYGONE CHESHIRE, edited by William Andrews.
- BYGONE DEVONSHIRE, by the Rev. Hilderic Friend.
- BYGONE DURHAM, edited by William Andrews.
- BYGONE GLOUCESTERSHIRE, edited by William Andrews.
- BYGONE HERTFORDSHIRE, edited by William Andrews.
- BYGONE LEICESTERSHIRE, edited by William Andrews.
- BYGONE LINCOLNSHIRE (2 vols), edited by William Andrews.
- BYGONE MIDDLESEX, edited by William Andrews.
- BYGONE NORFOLK, edited by William Andrews.
- BYGONE NORTHUMBERLAND, 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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Bygone Punishments.
By William Andrews.
Demy 8vo, cloth gilt, 7s. 6d. Numerous Illustrations.
Contents:—Hanging—Hanging in Chains—Hanging, Drawing, and Quartering—Pressing to Death—Drowning—Burning to Death—Boiling to Death—Beheading—The Halifax Gibbet—The Scottish Maiden—Mutilation—Branding—The Pillory—Punishing Authors and Burning Books—Finger Pillory—The Jougs—The Stocks—The Drunkard’s Cloak—Whipping and Whipping-Posts—Public Penance—The Repentance Stool—The Ducking Stool—The Brank, or Scold’s Bridle—Riding the Stang—Index.
“A book of great interest.“—Manchester Courier.
“Crowded with extraordinary facts.”—Birmingham Daily Gazette.
“Contains much that is curious and interesting both to the student of history and social reformer.”—Lancashire Daily Express.