The Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924) of Lew Trenchard in Devon was an Anglican priest, hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, folk song collector and eclectic scholar. His list of publications numbers over 1,250 and he is best remembered as a writer of hymns, notably 'Onward Christian Soldiers' and 'Now the Day is Over.' This novel, subtitled A Story of the Salt Marshes, was first published in 1880 and is reprinted from the new edition of 1884.
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The Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924) of Lew Trenchard in Devon was an Anglican priest, hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, folk song collector and eclectic scholar. His list of publications numbers over 1,250 and he is best remembered as a writer of hymns, notably 'Onward Christian Soldiers' and 'Now the Day is Over.' This novel, subtitled A Story of the Salt Marshes, was first published in 1880 and is reprinted from the new edition of 1884.
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