Book excerpt: Originally published in 1934. A fascinating and detailed history of the best of English secret hiding places and passages. The illustrated contents include: Tradition and Truths - Priest Hunting Days - Warwickshire - Staffordshire - Leicestershire - Northamptonshire - Worcestershire - Harvington Hall - Nottinghamshire - Derbyshire - Lincolnshire - Berkshire - Buckinghamshire - Oxfordshire - Gloucestershire - Yorkshire - The North - Lancashire - Cheshire - Shropshire - Herefordshire - Monmouthshire - Wales - Norfolk - Suffolk - Essex - Cambridge - Herts - Hunts - Beds - Dorset - Devon - Cornwall - Sussex - Surrey - Kent - Hints for Searchers. Many of the earliest history books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.