Warwickshire CD Books
| The Newdigate Family of Arbury. CD. A facsimile reproduction of two publications: 1) The Cheverels of Cheverel Manor by Lady Newdigate-Newdegate, which was first published in 1898. It concerns Sir Roger Newdigate (b. 1719), founder of the Newdigate Prize, and his family of Arbury in Warwickshire. The family were used by George Eliot as the basis for the fictional "Mr. Gilfil's Love-story" in Scenes of Clerical Life where she represented Sir Roger Newdigate and his wife as "Lord and Lady Cheverel," hence the title of the book. This book is the non-fiction version of events and includes copious extracts from family letters and other documents, plus six reproductions of family portraits. 2) "Newdegate Muniments" from Fragmenta Genealogica, volume XII, edited and privately published by F. A. Crisp in 1906 which contains transcriptions of various documents relating the early history of the family. View on a computer using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Price: £9.95 | |
| A Complete History of Royal Leamington Spa by T. B. Dudley. CD-ROM. This is a facsimile reproduction on CD-ROM of A Complete History of Royal Leamington Spa From the Earliest Times to the Charter of Incorporation, with Chronology of All the Principal Public Events Down to Date by Thomas Briscoe Dudley, which was first published by P. & W. E. Linaker in 1901. A fascinating, illustrated history of Leamington which runs to 468 pages. Price: £9.95 | |
| Illustrated Guide and Handbook to Coleshill by C. H. Coles. CD-ROM. This is a facsimile reprint on CD of the revised edition of Illustrated Guide and Handbook to Coleshill and Its Parish Church by Rev. C. H. Coles (1925). Liberally illustrated with black-and-white photographs, it is a fascinating local history of this Warwickshire town. It also includes "a short history of the Vicars and the Lords of the Manor and a chapter on Maxstoke Castle and Priory." It also includes a section on the Digby Family. Price: £5.95 | |
| A Topographical History of Warwickshire. CD-ROM. A facsimile reproduction on CD-ROM of the Warwickshire section of the English Topography series: "a classified collection of the chief contents of The Gentleman's Magazine from 1731-1868." First published in 1901, this volume contains a miscellany of invaluable information, including monumental inscriptions, which will be of great interest to the local historian and genealogist. Price: £8.95 | |
| Warwickshire Place Names by W. H. Duignan. CD-ROM. A facsimile reproduction on CD of an authoritative work on the origin and meaning of place names in the English county of Warwickshire. Originally published in 1912. 130 pages. Price: £8.95 |
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