Papers Read Before The Purbeck Society, 1855 (1856) is a collection of essays presented at the Purbeck Society in 1855. The Purbeck Society was a group of individuals interested in the history, geology, and natural history of the Purbeck region in Dorset, England. The essays cover a wide range of topics related to the area, including the geology of the Purbeck Hills, the history of local churches and manors, and the natural history of the region's...