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George Woods : An account of the past and present state of the Isle of Man

'I read Wood's Isle of Man because I knew nothing of it and he has said little from there being very little to say'.

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Benjamin Newton      Print: Book

George Woods : An account of the past and present state of the Isle of Man

'Wood's account of the Isle of Man details some laws for the regulation of servants [...] which prevailed till 1777, so absurd as scarcely to be credible if they had not been inscribed in their statute book. Read Lord Chesterfields [...]'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Benjamin Newton      Print: Book

Woods : lines of poetry

Elizabeth Barrett to Thomas Westwood, 31 December 1843: 'With thanks I return the verses of your artist friend [enclosed in letter from Westwood of 27 December]. It is a pretty fancy, & gave me pleasure to read.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Barrett      Manuscript: Unknown

Frank Theodore Woods : Creed of a Churchman

'Books specially studied during furlough. 1917–1918.

The World & the Gospel. J. H. Oldham. S.V.M.U.
The Valley of Decision. Burroughs. Longmans.
Ordeal by Battle. F. S. Oliver. Macmillan.
Ecclesiastes. Devine. Macmillan
The Jesus of History. Glover.
In Christ. A. J. Gordon. Hodder & Stoughton.
The Manhood of the Master. Fosdick S.C.M.
The Meaning of Prayer. Fosdick. S.C.M.
The Creed of a Churchman. Various Longmans
The Problem of Pain. MacFadyen.'

Century: 1900-1945     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Ruskin Cook      Print: Book

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