The Vicars Of Rochdale

Author : Canon Raines
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780656815838
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (158 download)

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Download or read book The Vicars of Rochdale, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) written by Canon Raines and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-08-02 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Vicars of Rochdale, Vol. 1 HE late canon raines was facile pm'meps among Lancashire Antiquaries. Christopher townley may have rivalled him in devotion as a collector of materials, while Dr. Whitaker far exceeded him in picturesqueness and the graces of style, but, measured by his breadth of sympathy, his extraordinary industry, the general accuracy of his work, and the amount of materials he collected for our profit, we must place Canon raines at the head of the long roll of men who have searched out and criticised the orzlgz'nes and shifting panorama of Lancashire history. He was equally at home in. The laborious collection of details for illustrating family history and local topography, and in describing, on a larger canvas, the lives of Lan cashire statesmen, divines, and patriots. Many of the muniment rooms in the county, usually sealed, were freely opened to him, and he has made admirable use of his opportunities. With that rare catholicity which is the supreme gift of a local antiquary, he has filled the forty Six large volumes he has left us with materials of every kind of interest. Fastidiousness is fatal to a collector, and he alone deserves the name who remembers that there are as many varying palates as there are varying fishes in the sea.old life of the county was welcome to the net. Some men hoard wealth in order to prevent other people from enjoying what they have secured. They collect books and other treasures, and they collect information in order that it may be safely locked from public criticism, and that none may use it but themselves. This peculiarly exasperating form of selfishness Mr. Raines had no part in. With him it was a continual outpouring of his stores for the use of any student, and this with the rich generosity that proves more than anything else the inexhaustible stores he possessed. He was always ready to help others, and to offer what he had for the illustration of the work of others, and the long series of volumes published by the chetham society is strewn from end' to end with the evidence of his knowledge and his generosity. May the memory of a good, kind, unselfish scholar remain green for many a long day amongst us, and may his re putation teach us that the world does not always forget to be grateful for the results of long labours faithfully done and freely distributed. 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.