Download or read book Norfolk Annals, Vol. 1 written by Charles Mackie and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-06 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Norfolk Annals, Vol. 1: A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteenth Century, 1801-1850 But many years elapsed before the publication of a second edition, and it was not until 1822 that the Remembrancer again made its appearance. The modest pamphlet of 1801 had grown to a crown 8vo volume of 274 pages, bound in cloth, and issued at three shillings and sixpence. It was printed in bolder type, and contained additional information of a miscellaneous character, which, published at a time when few general directories and books of reference were in circulation, and local statistics difficult to obtain, was received with favour as one of the earliest attempts to supply the want now so fully met by local handbooks and year-books. In this, as in the first edition, the Chronology was by far the most important part of the book. The 18th century Retrospect was revised and amplified, and the record, continued from January, 1801, to December, 1821, occupied 208 pages. The compiler of this edition, and probably of the former issue, although his name did not appear in connection therewith, was Mr. Jonathan Matchett, the senior proprietor of the norfolk chronicle, who states in his preface: The Chronology Of Remarkable Events has been compiled principally from the volumes of the norfolk chronicle, of which, with the local occurrences Of the last fifty years at least, the Retrospect may be considered an epitome. Such errors of omission or commission as may be discovered in this humble compilation shall, if pointed out, be corrected in a future edition, if ever a third should be called for. As no subsequent issue appeared, it may be assumed that the demand for the work was not such as to justify the expenditure of the time and labour necessary to its productionl Mr. Matchett died November 24th, 1844, and from that time until the present no effort had been made to continue the Chronology. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.