Short Biographies of the Worthies of Worcestershire
Author: Edith Ophelia Browne
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Published: 1916
Total Pages: 248
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Author: Edith Ophelia Browne
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Published: 1916
Total Pages: 248
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Terry Wardle
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2010-08-10
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 0750952725
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe great, the good, and the very, very bad from Worcestershire’s past live again in this informative, lively and entertaining collection of more than 700 mini-biographies of county men and women from across the centuries.All of human life is here, from composers to conmen, from military men – and a woman – to medical pioneers and nineteenth-century manufacturers, from daring explorers to one of the great entertainers of the music hall era.The county can claim many more who were either born or lived here for a major part of their lives, who made their mark with colourful enterprise or diligent toil. All of them called Worcestershire home and their contribution to its rich and varied history is remembered here in this well-researched and engaging book.
Author: Edith Ophelia Ed Browne
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Published: 2016-08-27
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9781363869473
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Richard Burton
Publisher: Sagwan Press
Published: 2015-08-25
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9781340335151
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Edith Ophelia Browne
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Published: 2015-08-05
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9781332195473
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from Short Biographies of the Worthies of Worcestershire It was originally intended that short notices of "Persons Eminent in Art, Literature, and Science" should form part of the Victoria History of Worcestershire; but in its progress this splondid work attained such largo dimensions that the biographical section had to be eliminated, and the materials already collected have been used partly for this present volume. The Dictionary of National Biography has set up for all our eminent men and women a monument more durable than marble. The aim of this little book is to do the same on a small scale for Worcestershire; to satisfy the commemorative instinct of humanity, and to serve as a book of reference. The majority of the names are already dealt with at some length in the sixty-five volumes of the D.N.B., which should be found on the shelves of every Public Library. An asterisk prefixed to a name refers the reader to this wonderful work; and only such facts, chiefly local, are given here, as will make the outline complete in itself. Other sources of information to which we are largely indebted are J. Chambers' Biography of Worcester (1820), W. R. Williams' Members for Worcestershire (1897), Smith and Onslow's Diocesan History of Worcester (1883), the Victoria History, Nash's Worcestershire, T. C. Tuherville's Worcestershire in the 19th Century, Complete Peerage, by G.E.C., Berrow's Worcester Journal, Worcester Herald, Ac. The Editors desire also to acknowledge the assistance and information given by Mr. John Amphlett, M.A., F.S.A., Mr. T. A. C. Attwood, M.A., Mr. W. F. Baillie, Mrs. Baldwyn-Childe, Mr. E. A. B. Barnard, Lieut.Chas. Saville Broome, R.N., Mr. John S. Bumpus, M.A., Mr. John Cotton, F.R.I.B.A., Rev. James Davenport, M.A., Rev. T. G. Dixon, M.A., Canon E. R. Dowdoswoll, M.A., Mr. Thomas Duckworth, Miss Ethel Gabb, Rev. R. G. Griffiths, M.A., Mr. L. W. Hadley, Major J H. Hanhury, Prebendary F. W. Joyce, M.A., Mrs. Alice Parker, Mr. T. H. G. Pearson, M.A., Canon David Robertson, M.A., Mr. A. A. Rollason, Rev. G. A. K. Simpson, M.A., Major Edmund W. Tennant, Mr. J. Willis-Bund, M.A., F.S.A., and others. An anonymous contributor ("A Reader") to the Worcester Journal deserves our special acknowledgments. The Editors of the County newspapers also rendered much help by printing the preliminary list of names. 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.
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 488
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Sampson Low
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Published: 1918
Total Pages: 306
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Author: Robert B. Slocum
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Published: 1986
Total Pages: 552
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Margaret Dawes
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Published: 2010-11
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 1426937253
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