Robert Hunter was the lead editor of the Encyclopædic Dictionary, which he produced in seven volumes between 1879 and 1888. In addition, he was an ordained minister and missionary for the Free Church of Scotland, and a notable geologist, becoming a Fellow of the Geological Society.
First page of text of Volume IV of The Encyclopaedic Dictionary
Title Page: A New and Original Work of Reference to all the Words in the English Language, with a Full Account of Their Origin, Meaning, Pronunciation, and Use. With Numerous Illustrations
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Loughton is a town and civil parish in the Epping Forest District of Essex, within the metropolitan and urban area of London, England. Situated 12 miles (19 km) north-east of Charing Cross, the town borders Waltham Abbey, Theydon Bois, Chigwell, Chingford, and Buckhurst Hill.
High Road, Loughton
Loughton Hall today
View of Epping Forest from Baldwins Hill
Lopping Hall was opened in 1884 in compensation for the loss of the right to lop wood in Epping Forest