Famous Frosts and Ice Fairs in Great Britain Recorded from the Earliest Times to the Present by William Andrews is a detailed study of the phenomenon of severe winter frosts and winter fairs that took place on the ice of rivers and canals in Great Britain. The author offers the reader to feel the atmosphere of those trials that met people on such days, describes the exceptional beauty and dangers that accompanied these festivals. The book is rich in historical facts, impressive illustrations and testimonies of witnesses of the events of that time. "Famous frosts and ice fairs in Great Britain" - captures the reader from the first pages and transports them to the great times of the past.