Book Review: See how they ring: travelling bell ringers on the Australasian popular stage by Doggett, A. and Gillard, G., 2011

Title: Book Review: See how they ring: travelling bell ringers on the Australasian popular stage by Doggett, A. and Gillard, G., 2011
Creator: Lewis, Colin A
Date Issued: 2012
Date: 2012
Type: Book review
Identifier: vital:6161
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004781
Description: Convicts, Coon Songs, Fairy bells, coach and four grey horses, bubonic plague, ' dirty' Boers, Sarie Marais, Ballarat, Melbourne, Colombo, harem skirt, and handbells. All feature in this wonderful, fascinating, and meticulously researched book by Anne Doggett and Gwyn Gillard.The book starts with a chapter entitled Handbells in History. We learn a little of ancient handbells before the authors discuss nineteenth century English handbell founders, such as those based at Whitechapel; Warners; Taylors; Gillett and Johnston; Shaw of Bradford; and the Rudhalls of Gloucester. Rapid industrialisation, the authors argue, led to immense social changes in Europe and increased demand for entertainment, some of which was provided by touring companies and family groups who played handbells.
Format: 1 page
Format: pdf
Publisher: The Ringing World
Language: English
Relation: Lewis, Colin A. 2012. The Ringing World; the weekly Journal for Church Bell Ringers since 1911. No.5290, September 14, 2012. Available at: http://ringingworld.co.uk/
Rights: Lewis, Colin A

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