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BOOK REVIEWS AND NOTES113 world altogether to join the poetry coterie in die Lake District. Their younger sister Anna, however, who married Isaac Braithwaite, became a famous minister and the ancestor of several generations of influential Quaker leaders. This is a very interesting volume, well documented, handsomely illustrated, and an important contribution to economic history generally, as well as Quaker economic history. It complements two other books about the Lloyds. Samuel Lloyd's The Lloyds of Birmingham covered much the same period, but with a much greater emphasis upon biography. R. S. Sayers' Lloyds Bank in the History of English Banking is largely dedicated to the period after the conclusion of Humphrey Lloyd's study. The author has provided many explanatory paragraphs in the book, and one would have appreciated at least a footnote to point Out that Edward Lloyd and Lloyds of London are not connected in any way with the Lloyds of Dolobran and their descendants . Haverford CollegeEdwin B. Bronner Somerset Anthology, Twenty-Four Pieces by Roger Clark of Street 1871-1961, edited by Percy Lovell. York, England: William Sessions Ltd. 1975. 134 pages, £3.00. This delightful collection of essays by Roger Clark—Friar Tuck was his nom de plume—has been selected and edited by his son-in-law, Percy Lovell, who published in 1970 a charming portrait of Roger Clark, Quaker Inheritance . [See Quaker History, volume 60, page 54 for its review by Henry J. Cadbury.] These essays were written for the Street Village Album, an essay society which has been in existence since 1857. Roger Clark's eldest son, Bancroft Clark, has written a brief history of the Clark family and the Clark shoe business . The editor has written an introduction explaining die preparation of the andiology and these two items add greatly to the book, as do the illustrations , some of which are silhouettes, and the appendices and genealogical charts. Having been to Street and visited Roger and Sarah Clark in their home, Whitenights, I have found this book a charming one. Roger Clark's particular brand of humor permeates the essays, his wide interests and extraordinary wisdom are here recorded. I was present once, at a Meeting for Sufferings in Friends House, London, when Roger Clark was actually reprimanded by the Clerk (pronounced Clark) of that august body for telling an amusing incident about a deceased and much loved Friend, whose life was being remembered. One didn't bring levity at such a time! But Roger Clark, one of the most lovable and delightful of men, was too great a spirit to be squelched or to change his approach to life. These essays are filled with historical gems, penetrating descriptions of people and places, ways of life almost incomprehensible to 1976 readers. Thank goodness Roger Clark, through Percy Lovell, comes back to us through this anthology. Haverford CollegeMary Hoxie Jones ...

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