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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Excerpt from Men, Maidens and Manners, a Hundred Years AgoOur great-grandfathers stayed at home, the means of locomotion inland were very rude, almost all journeys being made on horseback, and the roads were something awful. There was nothing to tempt anyone to take a sea voyage, for the ships were small, and very high out of the water, which made them roll fearfully, and of such a build for speed, that a voyage to India took best part of a ye...

Excerpt from Social England Under the RegencyCertainly, it is not the least part of an Author's reward for all his pains and trouble, to find that the Public appreciates his efforts, and purchases and reads his books. I am thus emboldened to continue my work, and Sketch the men and manners of the Regency. Most books of this class deal mainly with the great ones of the land, but I have only done so where necessary to illustrate the history of t...

Excerpt from The Legendary History of the Cross: A Series of Sixty-Four Woodcuts From a Dutch Book Published by Veldener, A. D. 1483, With an IntroductionIn the very curious Creation window of S. Neot's Church, Cornwall, Seth is reprefented putting three pips of the Tree of Life into the mouth and nofirils of dead Adam, as he buries him.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at w...

The Devil in Britain and America is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1896.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly pu...

Excerpt from Florizel's FollyIn the time of King Edward it was worth 10 pounds, and, afterwards, 8 pounds, now, 12 pounds.' We thus see how small was the population of the three manors in the time of William the Conqueror, and it is useful to note that there is no mention what ever of fisheries or fishermen except the Gabel of her rings. Concerning this matter Lee3 propounds a very interesting theory. He says.About the PublisherForgotten Books...

Excerpt from The Voiage and Travayle of Sir John Maundeville Knight: Which Treateth of the Way Toward Hierusalem and of Marvayles if Inde With Other Olands and Countreys, Edited, Annotated, and Illustrated in FacsimileLXXX. Of other wayes comming fro Cathay toward the Grekes sea, and also of the Emperour of Percey.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comTh...

Excerpt from Chap-Books of the Eighteenth Century: With Facsimiles, Notes, and IntroductionIn fact, the Chap-book proper did not exist before the former date, unless the Civil War and political tracts can be so termed Doubtless these were hawked by the pedlars, but they were not these pennyworths, suitable to everybody's taste, and within the reach of anybody's purse, owing to their extremely hrprice, which must, or ought to have, extracted ev...

Excerpt from The History of Gambling in EnglandThe Chinese and Indian games of skill, such as Chess, are of great antiquity, but, perhaps, the oldest game is that of Enclosing, called Wei hi in Chinese, and Go in Japanese It is said to have been invented by the Emperor Yao, 2300 bc. But the earliest record of the game is in 300 b.c. It is a game, like Kmeg spi, el a game of war. There are not only typical representatives of the various arms, b...

Excerpt from Romances of Chivalry: Told and Illustrated in Fac-SimileThe advanced student may possibly grumble at the number of foot-notes I have appended, in order to elucidate the text, but my object has been, that every one, of average intelligence, who reads the book, may thoroughly under stand it, and that without constantly referring to a glossary, which, however, will be found at the end.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hund...

Excerpt from VariaThis drawback to the efficiency of the drama was obviated by having a number of independent tin slides, with long wire handles, by which means Susan might remain stationary or reciprocate William's advances and curvettings at the will of the stage manager - besides, the poetry of motion was necessary for the other dramatis personce, as, for instance, fairies, who are abhorrent and unnatural in a state of inactivity. Then ther...

Excerpt from A Century of Ballads: Collected, Edited, and Illustrated in Facsimile of the OriginalsWhich from her love, wha her to proue, he cam to make his mone, Wolde not departe, for in her herte, she louyd but bym allone.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-th...

Excerpt from Prolapsus, Fistula in Ano, and Haemorrhoidal Affections: Their Pathology and TreatmentIN a Work on the Diseases, Injuries, and Mal formations of the Rectum, which has so far met With the approval of the profession as to have passed through three editions, and to have been republished in America, I have treated at length of all the affections to which the lower bowel is liable. It has been suggested to me, since the publication of ...

Excerpt from Prolapsus, Fistula in Ano, and Haemorrhoidal Affections: Their Pathology and TreatmentIN a Work on the Diseases, Injuries, and Mal formations of the Rectum, which has so far met With the approval of the profession as to have passed through three editions, and to have been republished in America, I have treated at length of all the affections to which the lower bowel is liable. It has been suggested to me, since the publication of ...

Excerpt from The Fleet: Its River, Prison and MarriagesImust also express my gratitude to J. E. Gardner, Esq. For his kindness in putting his magnificent and unrivalled Collection of Topographical Prints at my disposal, and also to J. G. Waller, Esq., F for his permission to use his map of the Fleet River (the best of any I have seen), for the benefit of my readers.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and ...

Excerpt from Chap-Books of the Eighteenth Century: With Facsimiles, Notes, and IntroductionIn fact, the Chap-book proper did not exist before the former date, unless the Civil War and political tracts can be so termed Doubtless these were hawked by the pedlars, but they were not these pennyworths, suitable to everybody's taste, and within the reach of anybody's purse, owing to their extremely low price, which must, or ought to have, extracted ...

Excerpt from The Dawn of the Xixth Century in England, Vol. 1: A Social Sketch of the TimesThe times, compared with our own, were so very different, Arts, Manufactures, Science, Social Manners, Police, and all that goes to make up the sum of life, were then so widely divergent, as almost to make one disbelieve, whilst reading of them, that such a state of things could exist in this Nineteenth Century of ours. In the first decade, of which I wr...

Voiage and Travayle of John Maundeville is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1887.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks n...