Books with author Jane Branson

Excerpt from From the Lune to the Neva Sixty Years Ago: With Ackworth and "Quaker" Life by the WayFaou rm; lunb TO 1113 Nxvs, &c. - Dwellers by the Lune and particularly those in the old castle-crowned town to which it has given its name, look upon everything belonging to it with affection and loyalty. It was, therefore, with both interest and curiosity that we took up the unpretending volume bearing the above title. But instead of a comparison between the two rivers, or a narrative of travel, as might have been expected, we found it to be a simple account of two Quaker families at the beginning of this century. With the aid of a hint from the pump and other sources, we found that Kilvert Street means Nicholas Street, and that the old house so graphically described is the one at Stonewell, now occupied as business premises by Mr. Baxter, but for a long time in the possession of Mr. Edmondson's family - here named Skelton - well-known members of the Society of Friends. With this clue it is not difficult to discover in the young pickle who was taught knitting to keep him out of mischief, the future inventor of the railway ticket system, and in his younger brother a noted and experienced educator, who finished his career at Queenwood College, in Hampshire. The companion household of Dunnings must change its name to Hodgson, and will then be recognised as that of another old Lancaster family.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.

Excerpt from From the Lune to the Neva Sixty Years Ago: With Ackworth and "Quaker" Life by the WayFaou rm; lunb TO 1113 Nxvs, &c. - Dwellers by the Lune and particularly those in the old castle-crowned town to which it has given its name, look upon everything belonging to it with affection and loyalty. It was, therefore, with both interest and curiosity that we took up the unpretending volume bearing the above title. But instead of a comparison between the two rivers, or a narrative of travel, as might have been expected, we found it to be a simple account of two Quaker families at the beginning of this century. With the aid of a hint from the pump and other sources, we found that Kilvert Street means Nicholas Street, and that the old house so graphically described is the one at Stonewell, now occupied as business premises by Mr. Baxter, but for a long time in the possession of Mr. Edmondson's family - here named Skelton - well-known members of the Society of Friends. With this clue it is not difficult to discover in the young pickle who was taught knitting to keep him out of mischief, the future inventor of the railway ticket system, and in his younger brother a noted and experienced educator, who finished his career at Queenwood College, in Hampshire. The companion household of Dunnings must change its name to Hodgson, and will then be recognised as that of another old Lancaster family.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.