“We have taken the precaution of having the book submitted to the true arbiter of this form of literature,—a boy under five. He has listened to it with breathless attention and sparkling eyes.”
| + + | Spec. 97: 580. O. 20, ’06. 730w. |
Hone, Nathaniel J. Manor and manorial records. *$3. Dutton.
6–10492.
“Half Mr. Hone’s book is devoted to a reasonably short account of the history of the manor, no undue space being given to the dispute concerning its evolution. With this we have the story of the lord and his tenants and officers and of their daily life and work as a community, the illustrations being for the most part already familiar.... The second half of the book shortly explains the procedure of the manorial courts, and then gives a very well chosen series of examples of court rolls, accounts and extents.”—Acad.
“Mr. Hone’s treatise on the manor offers itself rather as a popular introduction to its history and customs than as an original study of a subject on which much good ink has been spent. The result is a book which may be commended especially to those who are entering upon the study of English topography.”
| + | Acad. 70: 226. Mr. 10, ’06. 1750w. |
“Forms a very suitable introduction for the beginner in the study of manorial court rolls, of which many are in private hands. The translations are not in all respects accurate.”
| + − | Ath. 1906, 1: 761. Je. 23. 500w. |