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Anecdotes and Traditions, Illustrative of Early English History and Literature, Derived from Ms. Sources: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, General

Editat de William J. Thoms
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 iul 2017
A Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, William John Thoms (1803–85) pursued literary and bibliographical interests and conversed with the likes of Thomas Macaulay and Charles Dickens. Most notably, he coined the term 'folklore' in 1846 and founded the scholarly periodical Notes and Queries in 1849. This work, containing a selection from the 'Merry Passages and Jests', collected by a Norfolk gentleman, Sir Nicholas L'Estrange (1604–55), with shorter extracts from the anecdotes of John Aubrey, and a manuscript by one John Collet, was prepared by Thoms for the Camden Society in 1839. Thoms had compiled over 600 stories recorded by L'Estrange, but only 141 were though suitable for printing, the others being 'unfit for publication' because of their coarseness. The collection is preceded by a biographical note on L'Estrange and his family by the publisher John Gough Nichols. Other works by Thoms are also reissued in this series.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781108078030
ISBN-10: 1108078036
Pagini: 170
Dimensiuni: 140 x 220 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.22 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, General

Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Preface; Notices of Sir Nicholas Lestrange, Bart; Anecdotes and traditions, part 1; Anecdotes and traditions, part 2; Index.

Descriere

An 1839 compilation of anecdotes drawn from seventeenth-century manuscripts and compiled by the antiquarian William Thoms for the Camden Society.