Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener, and Country Gentlemen, 1872, Vol. 23: A Chronicle of the Homestead, Poultry-Yard, Apiary, and Dovecote; Vol. XLVIII, Old Series (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener, and Country Gentlemen, 1872, Vol. 23: A Chronicle of the Homestead, Poultry-Yard, Apiary, and Dovecote; Vol. XLVIII, Old Series The Grammars, in acknowledging the compliment, said it was little more than twenty years since the greatest writer of the century, at all events the writer who was read more than any other - Charles Dickens - occupied that chair, and he (mr. Hole) considered it a great honour indeed to sit where he did on that occasion. It was also a. Great gratification to him to have his health proposed by one of his most dear and intimate friends. Before he sat down he begged to propose The Corporation of the City of London, coupled with the name of Sir John Bennett. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.