My approach is to focus on finding as many letters as possible in the first few guesses. I don't try to solve the puzzle early since that is difficult. So I treat it like a word scramble... 

 I am reading a book by Clara Denis, published in1942, 2nd publication 1943. Very fascinating. She goes into every little town and village on the Island. The first date mentioned was on 1... 

 Hey Elizabeth, that's great to hear! It does look like we need to remove Rossendale — thanks for helping us improve the game!