Land and Society in Edwardian Britain

"...succeeds in conveying a sense of the richness of the valuation material and will serve as a useful handbook for all who seek to tap into that richness." Bruce K. Murray, Albion

"...clearly written and loaded with charts and good references. It is an important study of recently available manuscripts and points us toward a comprehensive survey of land ownership in the early twentieth century." Phillip Thurmond Smith, History

"...informative in discussing the pitfalls encountered when researching agricultural history in the early modern and modern periods as they are in discussing their specific topics. ...a reference book for those interested in the land valuation legislation and survey of 1910. Short has provided a useful study. This volume should, as its author intends, serve as a stimulus and a reference point for further work on the 1910 land survey. ...provide a great deal of information which can be of use to scholars of English agricultural and rural history. ... findings should prove informative to specialists, and their discussions of research and methodology should be eye-opening to students and those with more general interests." kevin D. Hill, Agricultural History

"Brian Short ha brought this database into public view and now it is up to us, whether economic or agricultural historians, historical sociologists or historical geographers, to plunder it for all that it is worth." Michael Turner, Jrnl of Eco Hist

"...an essential reference book, and source guide, for a wide variety of researchers of the era." American Historical Review