Problems of Place-Name Study: Being a Course of Three Lectures Delivered at King’s College under the Auspices of the University of London

Sir Allen Mawer (1879-1942) was a renowned scholar of place names. Originally published in 1929, this book was based on a course of three lectures delivered by Mawer at King’s College, Cambridge under the auspices of the Board of English Studies in the University of London. The text provides a study of the problems and possibilities associated with the study of place names. A detailed index is also provided. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in place names and British history.