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Bibliography of Stonehengc and Avebv/ry. 



Hume, David [1711 — 1776]: Historian* 

 1754 — 62. History of England; eux vols., 4to. : London. 

 1700. New Edition; ei^lit vols. 



1879. The Student's Hume; one vol., 8vo., xiii., 774: London. 

 Regards the stories about Hengist and his treacherous massacre of three 



hundred Britons, as "invented by the Welsh authors, in order to palliate 

 the weak resistance " made by their countrymen to the early Saxon 

 invaders. [Edition of 1879 has a poor vignette of Stonehenge on p. 1.] 



Hunuewell, JaS. P. : Antrim n fn/rrf/rr. 



1880. England's Chronicle in Stone; 8vo., 445 pp., with sixty- 

 live plates ; London. 



Reproduces "views of Stonehenge from Jones (1655) ; and Higgins (1829) ; 

 see pp. 16 — 17. The sandstone blocks of Stonehenge are described as " of 

 a pale-buff or whitish colour, but have grown extremely gray on the 

 exposed surfaces. The weather-wear of twenty centuries or more has 

 imparted to them a most impressive hoariness, that has spread through 

 the very lichens and thick mosses with which they are almost covered." 



Hunter, Rev. Jos. [1783 — 1861]: Antiquary and Presbyterian 

 minister. 



1829. Present State of Abury. Gent's Mag., XCIX., ii, 3 — 7. 



A careful description. The stones are locally called " sazzens." Thinks 

 that the temple bears some resemblance to Arbor-Low ; and sees no 

 necessity for " the fiction of a serpent." 



1851. Gatherings at Stouriiead [1825 — 33]. Memoirs 



on Wilts [Archied. Inst.] pp. 1G — 27; 8vo. : London. 

 At Sir R. C. Hoare's beautiful seat many antiquarians met yearly in 

 September. The party included siirh men as 1-Ynton. Cunnington. Coxe, 

 Wansey, Hatcher, Matcham, Benson, Gage, Bowles. Caley, Meyriek, 

 Warner, Leman, the author, and others. 



Hunter, Robt 1809. Tiik Trade in LYm ks ok Interest. 

 Spectator, 7 Oct, pp. 491—2. 



Of the sum of £180,000 recently asked for the Stonehenge estate, the 

 amount of 1*16,000 would be the full value of the land ; this would leave 

 11 11, 000 for the monument ! " In France, ITiO.OOO per annum is placed 

 at the disposal of the Minister of Public Kdueation for the protection of 

 the historic monuments of the country; and that minister has also power 

 to buy eompulsorily any historic monument." 



Hxitcliins. Rev. Jno. L698 L773]: Historian and topographer, 

 1771. History ok I)orskt; two vols., fol : London. 



