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Lancashire Characters and Places

An eclectic collection of essays on late 19th-century Lancashire culture and life, including essays on the poets John Critchley Prince and Edwin Waugh. Thomas Newbigging was born in Glasgow and died in Knutsford, Chesshire, living in between in Rossendale, Pernambuco, and Manchester. A gas manager by profession and writer-historian by inclination, his two major works were the Handbook for Gas Engineers and Managers (1889) and the History of the Forest of Rossendale (1893). (Summary by Phil Benson)

Year of Publication: 1891Genres: Essays & Short Works,Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)

Running Time: 4 hours 20 minutes 22 seconds(14 chapters)

Language: EnglishRead by: Phil Benson

#	Chapter Name
	01 - John Critchley Prince Phil Benson	29:19
	02 - The last of the ale-tasters Phil Benson	16:22
	03 - Edwin Waugh Phil Benson	21:29
	04 - The Gull Moss Phil Benson	11:53
	05 - Lancashire factory doffers Phil Benson	11:15
	06 - James Leach the Lancashire composer Phil Benson	24:47
	07 - Rossendale past and present Phil Benson	31:43
	08 - The Lakes of Dean Phil Benson	9:53
	09 - Afield with the geologists Phil Benson	16:26
	10 - Old John's Sunday dinner Phil Benson	16:31
	11 - An ambrosial noon Phil Benson	19:54
	12 - The Irwell Phil Benson	14:28
	13 - Rough Lee Phil Benson	6:30
	14 - Some Lancashire characters and incidents Phil Benson	29:52