Chambers Book of Days From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Book of Days (Chambers)) Jump to: navigation, search The Chambers Book of Days was written by the Scottish author Robert Chambers and published in 1864. A new version was published by Chambers Harrap known as the Chambers Book of Days (2004) Contents 1 Chambers Book of Days (1864) 2 Chambers Book of Days (2004) 3 Footnotes 4 External links Chambers Book of Days (1864) The Book of Days was Robert Chambers' last publication, and perhaps his most elaborate. It was a miscellany of popular antiquities in connection with the calendar, and it is supposed that his excessive labour in connexion with this book hastened his death. Two years before, the University of St Andrews had conferred upon him the degree of doctor of laws, and he was elected a member of the Athenaeum club in London. It is his highest claim to distinction that he did so much to give a healthy tone to the cheap popular literature which has become so important a factor in modern civilization. Chambers Book of Days (2004) Chambers Harrap published a new Book of Days in 2004, Rosalind Fergusson wrote for the Chambers Harrap website that: Like its illustrious predecessor, Chambers Book of Days (2004) is a compendium of information relating to the days, months, and seasons of the year, selected and presented with the personal touch of the author. ... At the same time, the style of Chambers Book of Days (1864) has been preserved by the inclusion of numerous passage from the original volumes, and the selection of these was one of
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