Project Gutenberg 2025-05-07 Public domain in the USA. 300 Hardy, William John 1857 1919 Hardy, William J. Lighthouses : $b Their history and romance $aNot Listed :$bThe Religious Tract Society, $c1895. Ancient and mediaeval lighthouses -- The Trinity House -- Ancient methods of lighting -- Grace Darling -- The Spurn Head -- The Humber to the Thames -- The Nore lightship -- The Goodwin Sands and the Forelands -- Dungeness lighthouse -- St. Catherine's Point to the Eddystone -- Suggestions for a lighthouse on the Eddystone: Henry Winstanley -- The first Eddystone -- The second Eddystone -- The third and fourth lighthouses at the Eddystone -- The Lizard -- The Wolf, the Land's End, and the Longships -- The Scillies -- Lighthouses on the western coast. Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) "Lighthouses: Their History and Romance" by William John Hardy is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The focus of the book is on the development, significance, and stories surrounding English lighthouses, from ancient times through to Hardy's present day. Readers can expect detailed explorations of the origins of lighthouse construction, the charitable and practical motivations behind their establishment, and narratives of maritime danger and heroism along the English coast. The opening of the book presents a scholarly yet accessible introduction, beginning with the preface where the author outlines his motivations and research methods, including acknowledgments of institutions and individuals who assisted him. The first chapters delve into the ancient and medieval origins of lighthouses, highlighting the role of religious institutions and early coastal communities in marking dangerous areas for ships with signals, bells, and primitive lights. With the dissolution of monasteries, the responsibility for lighthouses shifted, and their operation became a matter of public debate and evolving governance, most notably involving the influential Trinity House. The early sections also discuss technological advancements in lighthouse lighting, from open fires to candles and oil, and tell the story of Grace Darling, whose bravery at the Longstones lighthouse became an emblem of maritime courage. Overall, the book's introduction skilfully interweaves technical development, historical change, and stories of individual endeavor, setting the stage for a comprehensive and engaging chronicle of British lighthouses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://books.google.com/books?id=J9BRDjc3ex0C 20061117183323hardy 1895 GB Reading ease score: 54.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Lighthouses -- Great Britain TC Text Category: History - Other Category: History - British Category: History - Ancient Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Modern (1750+) 293980 2025-06-30T06:10:34.701404 text/html 267558 2025-05-07T16:37:40 text/html 1630666 2025-06-30T06:10:40.979377 application/epub+zip 1627687 2025-06-30T06:10:36.449416 application/epub+zip 254968 2025-06-30T06:10:35.437436 application/epub+zip 1997091 2025-06-30T06:10:44.210385 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1961552 2025-06-30T06:10:40.203372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253773 2025-06-30T06:10:34.097403 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 233881 2025-05-07T16:37:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16564 2025-06-30T06:10:44.345361 application/rdf+xml 14832 2025-06-30T06:10:35.711427 image/jpeg 2310 2025-06-30T06:10:35.573394 image/jpeg 1740435 2025-06-30T06:10:34.789449 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog