{"product_id":"the-bible-in-ireland-irelands-welcome-to-the-stranger-or-excursions-through-ireland-in-1844-and-1845-for-the-purpose-of-personally-investigating-the-condition-of-the-poor-classic-reprint","title":"The Bible in Ireland: Ireland''s Welcome to the Stranger, or Excursions Through Ireland in 1844 and 1845 for the Purpose of Personally Investigating the Condition of the Poor (Classic Reprint)","description":"Excerpt from The Bible in Ireland: Ireland''s Welcome to the Stranger, or Excursions Through Ireland in 1844 and 1845 for the Purpose of Personally Investigating the Condition of the Poor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRefaces,'' says Francis Bacon, are great P wastes of time, and, though they seem to proceed of modesty, they are bravery.'' I hope I may be forgiven for the piece of bravery which introduces you to Mrs. Asenath Nicholson, a lost lady of old years. I found her forlorn and for gotten in a side street of a country library, with great folk, and folk ephemerally great, and un remembered lesser folk for neighbours. A library is like a hamlet or a town. In stately houses may dwell the quite unimportant; in unnoticed corners, behind modest exteriors, some who have tales to tell, and a hospitality of wisdom for callers. But for many a long year Mrs. Nicholson has remained within the faded boards of her binding unvisited, unnoticed, unknown.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLet me begin in a fashion popular in the early Victorian age during which, for a few brief years, she ?ourished and (in a small way, but prophetic) was notable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Publisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.","brand":"Forgotten Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":35128842027053,"sku":"9780266711346","price":16.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39449812631597,"sku":"9781334160561","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/2357\/5085\/files\/9780266711346.jpg?v=1735082860","url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/the-bible-in-ireland-irelands-welcome-to-the-stranger-or-excursions-through-ireland-in-1844-and-1845-for-the-purpose-of-personally-investigating-the-condition-of-the-poor-classic-reprint","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}