A History of Hurstperpoint - Couverture souple

A Native A Minor; Ellis, William Smith

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1437456073 ISBN 13 : 9781437456073

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing Co, 2009

Synopsis

""A History of Hurstpierpoint"" is a book written by a native of the village, A Minor, in 1837. The book provides a comprehensive account of the history of Hurstpierpoint, a small village located in West Sussex, England. It covers the village's origins, its development over time, and the various social, economic, and political events that have shaped its history. The book includes detailed descriptions of notable landmarks, buildings, and institutions in the village, as well as information about the lives of its inhabitants. It also provides insights into the village's culture, traditions, and customs, offering a fascinating glimpse into life in rural England in the 19th century. Overall, ""A History of Hurstpierpoint"" is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the history of this charming village and the wider region of West Sussex.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The idea of writing the History of my native place, suddenly suggested itself mlast May: I had never, even remotely, entertain the intention or desire to do it before. In the middle of July I began, not then very earnestly, to lay a sort of foundation, by extracting the brief, but the fullest orinted account extant, of Hurstperpoint, from Horsfields History of Sussex. At intervals, I leisurely added to my first stores of information, and after the lapse of about two months from the commencement of the formation of my Collections, I applied with greater diligence to add as much as possible to my materials, and arrange them in available order. Antecedent to the period mentioned, I had never taken any interest in topographical or antiquarian inquiries, and perhaps knew as little of the history and antiquities of my native place and county, as the most uninformed out of both. I had therefore to make myself acquainted with the scope and objects of county histories in general, and those of individual places in particular. I had to inform myself of matters which I had before viewed, with many others, as repulsive and repugnant antiquarian mouldiness and lore. I gnorance, and prejudice its offspring, were cleared away as I advanced; every step increasing my respect, and enhancing the interest of the paths, that because they are not much frequented, and I wilfully knew them not, I thought, were dreary, dark, and unprofitable. But experience, and increasing satistion have taught me to say with Warton, Nor rode, norharren, are the winding ways Of hoar A ntiquity, bat strewn with flowers. The attempt to write a History of Hurstperpoint needs no apology or excuse. If every village of Italy has its historian, and no clergyman fo Dows the example of drilbert White, in a far greater place than Selbome, who should forbid the assumption of the historic pen for Hurstperpoint,
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1437456073
• ISBN 13: 9781437456073
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 84
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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