Tales of Bourne from Past
Times (2009)
by Rex Needle
There have been several histories of Bourne written over
the past two centuries but the latest is the largest in
printed form running to some 200 pages with 150
illustrations in colour and black and white. The author
has been researching the town for more than a decade and
has written extensively on historical subjects for the
local newspapers while the CD-ROM A Portrait of Bourne
is the most comprehensive history yet compiled.
Tales of Bourne from Past Times is a reflection of our
history, each of the 91 chapters providing an
interesting and complete story written within its own
historical setting to create a chronicle of times gone
by. The narrative is divided into six sections, people,
places, events, disasters and public services, which are
all obvious, but Bourne at war has also been included
because research has provided so much information about
these momentous times and the people who lived through
them that they deserved to be together, from the
imperial conflicts of the Victorian age through to the
two world wars of the last century.
The book is intended to be a serendipity of our history
and heritage and although it can be read straight
through from cover to cover by the dedicated reader, it
can also be used for random selection or serene dipping,
the reader knowing that whichever passage he chooses
will not affect the continuity and therefore spoil the
enjoyment. Tales of Bourne from Past Times is intended
firstly to entertain and then to inform and if this
leads to more extensive reading on the subject from
other sources then so much the better.
The book is available as 12 PDF files:
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