The Curiosities of Ale & Beer: An Entertaining History (Classic Reprint)

A le and Beer should fill a bulky volume, may be a subject for surprise to the unthinking reader ;and that surprise will probably be intensified, on his learning that great difficulty has been experienced in keeping this book within reasonable limits, and at the same time doing anything like justice to the subject. Since the dawn of our history Barley-wine has been the naturall drinke for an Englysshe man, and has had no unimportant influence on English life and manners. It is, therefore, somewhat curious that up to the present, among the thousands of books published annually, no comprehensive work on the antiquities of ale and beer has found place, Some years ago this strange neglect of so excellent a theme was observed by the late John Grsville Fennell, best known as a contributor to Tle Fidd, and who, like John of the Dale, was a lover of ale. With him probably originated the idea of filling this void in our literature. As occasion offered he made extracts from A vorks bearing on the subject, and in time amassed a considerable amount of material, which was, however, devoid of arrangement. Old age overtaking him before he was able to commence writing his proposed book, he asked me to undertake that which from failing health he was unable to accomplish.
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org