Yarmouth Notes, 1830-1872. Collated from the File of the Norwich Mercury

Palmer, Frederick DanbyProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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789K words
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English Originals Historical Geography Local GazetteerPress ArchivesEveryday RecordsArchives ArrangementPort TownSocial ObservationTown Transformation19th CenturyVictorian EraEnglish Coast

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Yarmouth Notes, 1830-1872. Collated from the File of the Norwich Mercury by PalmerAuthor: Palmer, Frederick Danby,Language: English, Class: DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe, Release Date: Jun 5, 2012

Editor's review

This volume collates notices concerning Yarmouth from the newspaper files of the Norwich Mercury, 1830–1872. A compilation of local history and periodical sources, it was edited by Frederick Danby Palmer. Its strength lies in presenting, through newspaper clippings, a cross-section of society in a Victorian English town, covering local events, people, and everyday change; it is a valuable source for the study of East Anglian local history, press history, and social life. Readers should note its annalistic format and fragmentary character: it is better suited to searching by theme or year than to continuous reading. It is a useful source for local historians and enthusiasts of British history, and may also be sampled by readers interested in nineteenth-century English town life.

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  1. Begin with the contents or the year divisions and start with a period of interest
  2. Group notes by theme, such as municipal affairs, shipping, and festivals, for easier reference
  3. Read alongside works on Yarmouth local history and nineteenth-century British social history
  4. Treat newspaper notices as historical fragments and verify and assess the standpoint of the accounts

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FAQ

Is this book a continuous local history? No. It is a compilation of notices drawn from the files of the Norwich Mercury, arranged chronologically and consisting of fragmentary reports; its format is closer to an edited collection of sources than to a general history. Readers should search by year or theme rather than expect a complete narrative.
Is it suitable for academic citation? It can serve as supplementary source material for local history and press history, but when citing it one should note its compiled nature and the context of the original reports. It is advisable to check the original newspaper or related archives and to state the source and limitations in one's research, avoiding overinterpretation.
What background knowledge is needed to read this book? A basic understanding of nineteenth-century British history, the geography of East Anglia, and the workings of the local press is recommended. Without such background, readers may first read an overview of British local history and then use maps and chronologies alongside the text, which will make the names, places, and events easier to understand.

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About the author

Palmer, Frederick Danby Author · British

Frederick Danby Palmer was a British author of local history. Public information about his life is limited, and neither his dates nor his educational background are clearly recorded. The library currently holds only one work by him, Yarmouth Notes, 1830-1872. Collated from the File of the Norwich Mercury, which draws on the archives of the Norwich Mercury and focuses on local events and figures in and around Great Yarmouth between 1830 and 1872. The work shows that Palmer relied on contemporary newspapers as source material, presenting local social change through the arrangement of original records rather than general narrative. His approach is that of a careful compiler of historical notes, and such local records remain useful for the study of social life in the coastal towns of eastern England.