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ND, edited by William Andrews. BYGONE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, by William Stevenson. BYGONE SCOTLAND, by David Maxwell, C.E. BYGONE SOMERSETSHIRE, edited by Cuming Walters. BYGONE SOUTHWARK, by Mrs. E. Boger. BYGONE SUFFOLK, edited by Cuming Walters. BYGONE SURREY, edited by George Clinch and S. W. Kershaw, F.S.A. BYGONE SUSSEX, by W. E. A. Axon. BYGONE WARWICKSHIRE, edited by William Andrews. BYGONE YORKSHIRE, edited by William Andrews. * * * * * Literary Byways. BY WILLIAM ANDREWS. _Demy 8vo., cloth gilt, 7s. 6d._ CONTENTS:--Authors at Work--The Earnings of Authors--"Declined with Thanks"--Epigrams on Authors--Poetical Graces--Poetry on Panes--English Folk Rhymes--The Poetry of Toast Lists and Menu Cards--Toasts and Toasting--Curious American Old Time Gleanings--The Earliest American Poetess: Anne Bradstreet--A Playful Poet: Miss Catherine Fanshawe--A Popular Song Writer: Mrs. John Hunter--A Poet of the Poor: Mary Pyper--The Poet of the Fisher-Folk: Mrs. Susan K. Phillips--A Poet and Novelist of the People: Thomas Miller--The Cottage Countess--The Compiler of "Old Moore's Almanack": Henry Andrews--James Nayler, the Mad Quaker, who claimed to be the Messiah--A Biographical Romance: Swan's Strange Story--Short Letters--Index. "An interesting volume."--_Church Bells._ "Turn where you will, there is information and entertainment in this book."--_Birmingham Daily Gazette._ "The volume is most enjoyable."--_Perthshire Advertiser._ "The volume consists of entertaining chapters written in a chatty style."--_Daily Advertiser._ "A readable volume about authors and books.... Like Mr. Andrews's other works, the book shows wide out-of-the-way reading."--_Glasgow Herald._ "Dull after-dinner speakers should be compelled to peruse this volume, and ornament their orations and per-orations with its gems."--_Sunday Times._ "An entertaining volume.... No matter where the book is opened, the reader will find some amusing and instructive matter."--_Dundee Advertiser._ "Readable and entertaining."--_Notes and Queries._ "Mr. Andrews delights in the production of the pleasant, gossipy order of books. He is well qualified, indeed, to do so, for he is painstaking in the collection of interesting literary facts, methodical in setting them forth, and he lo
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