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David Cussons

1805–1882

A 19th-century printer and bookseller from Horncastle, he left behind a vivid local snapshot of Lincolnshire life. His best-known work gathers practical facts, town history, and everyday detail into a compact guide that still feels surprisingly lively.

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Cussons' Horncastle Compendium, 1837

Cussons' Horncastle Compendium, 1837

by David Cussons

About the author

David Cussons was born in 1805 and is remembered as a printer and bookseller in High Street, Horncastle. He is best known for Cussons' Horncastle Compendium, 1837, a detailed guide to the town and its surrounding district.

That book brings together local history, geography, trade, population, and other practical information, making it useful both as a reference work and as a glimpse of everyday life in early 19th-century Lincolnshire. Later historical writing about Horncastle also refers to him as a local printer and bookseller, which fits the hands-on, civic-minded character of his work.

He died in 1882. Though not a widely famous literary figure, his writing has lasting value for readers interested in regional history, old guidebooks, and the texture of life in provincial England.