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[David Price]

The History of Lynn, Vol. 1 [of 2], by William Richards                  62365
   [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/6/2/3/6/62365 ]
   [Files: 62365-0.txt; 62365-h.htm]



For those wishing to know: the Rev. Richards was a Welshman who spent most 
of his life in what is know King's Lynn in Norfolk, England.  In 1812 this 
major work on Lynn, running (in two volumes) to over one thousand pages, 
covering lots of antiquarian stuff, a bit about the town in his day, etc. 
etc.  It's not an easy read but represents a major gathering of materials 
which later works re-used.  Rev. Richards also appears to have worked 
without an editor, and this book, like his Welsh-English dictionary, 
contains hundreds of printing and similar issues, some of which have been 
corrected.

All the best,
David,
England, overcast and a bit dark, cold too