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Excerpt from The Book of Dumbartonshire, Vol. 1: A History of the County, Burghs, Parishes, and Lands, Memoirs of Families, and Notices of Industries, Carried on in the Lennox District Only a few words are necessary to explain the design of this Book of Dumbartonshire. The impression of the author's History of Dumbartonshire was so limited, that during the twenty years which have elapsed since its publication, the work has been more or less d...

Excerpt from The Book of Dumbartonshire, Vol. 2: A History of the County, Burghs, Parishes, and Lands, Memoirs of Families, and Notices of Industries, Carried on in the Lennox District See vol. I. P. 58-9. 2 Vol. I. P. 130-4. Maldouen, third Earl of Lennox, had 3 Vol. I. P. 113, 151, 169, 238, 240, 258. Resigned the Castle to King Alexander II. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Fi...

Excerpt from The West of Scotland in History: Being Brief Notes Concerning Events, Family Traditions, Topography, and InstitutionsPrefatory matter, or Fore-words, as now sometimes used by scholars, better befits the language of explanation than apology. Over two Centuries since a famous Episcopal Puritan, Archbishop Tillotson by designation, wrote of his once popular Sermons, I shall neither trouble the reader, nor myself, with any apology for...

Excerpt from Supplement to the Annals of Our Time: A Diurnal of Events, Social and Political, , Home and Foreign, From March 20, 1874, to the Occupation of Cyprus 20.- To mitigate the distress caused by famine in the province of Upper Bengal, the Marquis of Salisbury announces, in the Upper House, the necessity for a Bill being introduced authorising a loan of from three to ten millions sterling, part to be expended in chartering steamers to ...

Written in 1831, Washington Irving's dreamlike description of the Alhambra, the beautiful Moorish castle that defined the height of Moorish civilization, and of the surrounding territory of Granada remains one of the most romantic and entertaining travelogues ever written of this region in Spain. Enhanced here with exquisite Spanish guitar music, the narrative is a heady mix of historical fact, medieval myth and mystery, sensual descriptions, ...

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Excerpt from The Book of Scotsmen: Eminent for Achievements in Arms and Arts, Church and State, Law, Legislation, and Literature, Commerce, Science, Travel, and PhilanthropyAdair, James M Physician. Born in Inverness studied medicine practised in Antigua, and became one of the judges there. Wrote several professional tracts. Died at Ayr, aged 73.Adam, James, Lord, Senator of the College of Justice, son of James Adam, educated at Edinburgh Univ...

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Excerpt from The Annals of Our Time: A Diurnal of Events, Social and Political, Home and Foreign, From February 24, 1871, to the Jubilee, June 20, 1887 The Burials Bill, permitting Dissenters to bury in parish churchyards with their own rites, or no rites, read a second time in the Commons by 21 I to 149 votes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com ...