Project Gutenberg 2016-12-20 Public domain in the USA. 43 Cussons, D. Cussons' Horncastle Compendium, 1837 Reading ease score: 72.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Transcribed from the 1837 edition by David Price "Cussons' Horncastle Compendium, 1837" by D. Cussons is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This book serves as a detailed reference for the town of Horncastle in Lincolnshire, providing valuable insights into the geography, climate, agriculture, demographics, and local economy of the area during that period. The compendium covers various aspects of Horncastle, including its surrounding natural features, market fairs, and population statistics. Cussons emphasizes Lincolnshire's diverse agricultural resources, such as the significance of rabbit farming and the cottage system that provided rural families with land and livestock. Furthermore, it includes valuable statistics on local markets and fairs, as well as a list of banking firms in the area, making it a useful resource for understanding the socio-economic landscape of Horncastle in the 1830s. The text combines practical information with anecdotal insights, painting a rich picture of life in this historic county. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Almanacs AY DA Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: History - General 153486 153404 2024-09-22T10:10:17.980120 2023-09-23T08:32:30.108253 text/html text/html 147654 2016-12-20T16:45:55 text/html 40401 2016-12-20T16:51:29 text/html application/zip 127334 2024-09-22T10:10:27.276056 application/epub+zip 126099 2024-09-22T10:10:21.668066 application/epub+zip 106188 2024-09-22T10:10:20.245097 application/epub+zip 257616 2024-09-22T10:10:30.770001 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234612 2024-09-22T10:10:26.307035 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209385 2022-09-24T13:05:26.963942 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 101312 101283 2024-09-22T10:10:16.802072 2023-09-23T08:32:29.078228 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 101475 2016-12-20T16:45:07 text/plain; charset=utf-8 37394 2016-12-20T16:51:29 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17659 2024-09-22T10:10:30.906020 application/rdf+xml 12762 2024-09-22T10:10:20.812067 image/jpeg 2974 2024-09-22T10:10:20.525055 image/jpeg 123432 2024-09-22T10:10:17.991097 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog