W.J. Prendergast's Books

The triple aim of Hamadhání in this work, first translated into English in 1915, appears to have been to amuse, to interest and to instruct; and this explains why, in spite of the inherent difficulty of a work of this kind composed primarily with a view to the rhetorical effect upon the learned and the great, there is scarcely a dull chapter in the fifty-one maqámát or discourses. The author essayed, throughout these dramatic discourses, to illustrate the life and language both of the denizens of the desert and the dwellers in towns, and to give examples of the jargon and slang of thieves and robbers as well as the lucubrations of the learned and the conversations of the cultured.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1872.

A unique cultural history which describes the various maneuvers of the Synge family in its negotiations with Irish history.

This book is the first in-depth study of occupational health in nineteenth and early-twentieth century Britain. As such it is an important contribution to the burgeoning literature on the history of health in the workplace. It focuses on the first four diseases to receive bureaucratic and legislative recognition: lead, arsenic and phosphorus poisoning and anthrax. As such it traces the emergence of medical knowledge and growth in public concern about the impact of these diseases in several major industries including pottery manufacture, matchmaking, wool-sorting and the multifarious trades in which arsenic was used as a raw material. It considers the process of state intervention taking due account of the influence of government inspectors, 'moral entrepreneurs' and various interest groups.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.

Ars Quatuor Coronatorum. Volume 37 (1924).

Traces the origins of nearly 3,000 surnames found on the eastern Canadian island, along with sometimes extensive information on etymology, genealogy, and Newfoundland history. Introduces the alphabetical catalogue with a survey of the history and linguistic origins, which include English, Welsh, Irish, Scottish, French, Syrian, Lebanese, and Micmac. Appends lists of names by frequency and frequency by origin, and surnames recorded before 1700. First published in 1977, reprinted four times, and here revised with additions and corrections and reset in a more convenient format. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book's by W.J. Prendergast

The Maqámát of Badí' al-Zamán al-Hamadhání

The Maqámát of Badí' al-Zamán al-Hamadhání

The Sham Squire; and the Informers of 1798

The Sham Squire; and the Informers of 1798

The Silence of Barbara Synge

The Silence of Barbara Synge

The Home Office and the Dangerous Trades

The Home Office and the Dangerous Trades

Irish Wits and Worthies

Irish Wits and Worthies

Hungarian Celebrities

Hungarian Celebrities

Ars Quatuor Coronatorum

Ars Quatuor Coronatorum

Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland

Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland

The Maqámát of Badí' al-Zamán al-Hamadhání

The Maqámát of Badí' al-Zamán al-Hamadhání

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