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This detailed guidebook is an essential resource for anyone interested in change-ringing in England. Compiled by John Edward Acland and Reginald Henry Dyke Acland Troyte, it includes detailed information about the steeples of England as well as advice and tips for change-ringing enthusiasts. A must-read for anyone interested in this fascinating hobby. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The author of "Through the Ranks to a Commission," although originally published anonymously, is known to be John Edward Acland Troyte, 1848-1932, tells of this experience in the army, where he earned the rank of Captain and served in Gibraltar and Ireland before an illness led to his resignation after three years. As a graduate of Oxford and member of the landed gentry of England, he tells of his experiences relating to the common soldiers.
Little Gidding and its Inmates in the Time of King Charles I by John Edward Acland is a description of a small religious community in the United Kingdom. Excerpt: "Such were the words and opinions of King Charles I. when speaking of the happy and industrious family whose life and labors at Little Gidding are described in the following pages, a family entirely devoted to good works, under the p. 6able direction of Mr. Nicholas Ferrar, whose history has happily been preserved for us with great accuracy, and which can hardly fail to be attractive."
"Little Gidding and its inmates in the Time of King Charles I" from John Edward Acland. (1848 - 1932).
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