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London; Printed by Manning and Mason, Ivy Lane.
VISITS TO REMARKABLE PLACES;Old halls, Battle-fields,AND SCENES ILLUSTRATIVE OF STRIKING PASSAGESIN ENGLISH HISTORY AND POETRY.
With Forty Illustrations byS. Williams, price One Guinea.
CONTENTS.
I.—Visit to Penshurst in Kent; the Ancient Seat of the Sidneys. II.—Visit to the Field of Culloden. III.—Visit to Stratford-on-Avon; and the Haunts of Shakspeare—Charlecote Hall—Clopton Hall, etc. IV.—Visit to Combe Abbey, Warwickshire, as connected with Elizabeth of Bohemia, and the Gunpowder Plot. V.—Visit to Lindisfarne, Flodden Field, and the Scenery of Marmion. VI.—Visit to Bolton Priory, and Scenes of the White Doe of Rylston. VII.—Visit to Hampton Court. VIII.—Visits to Compton-Winyates, Warwickshire, a solitary old Seat of the Marquis of Northampton. IX.—A Day-Dream at Tintagel. X.—Visit to Staffa and Iona. XI.-Visit to Edge-Hill. XII.—Visit to the Great Jesuits’ College at Stonyhurst, in Lancashire. XIII.—Visit to the Ancient City of Winchester. XIV.—Visit to Wotton Hall, Staffordshire—Alfieri and Rousseau in England—Traditions of Rousseau at Wotton. XV.—Sacrament Sunday Kilmorac in the Highlands.
“Written with the enthusiasm of a poet and the knowledge of an antiquary.”—Monthly Chronicle.
THE BOY’S COUNTRY BOOK;BEING THE REAL LIFE OF A COUNTRY BOY,WRITTEN BY HIMSELF;EXHIBITING ALLTHE AMUSEMENTS, PLEASURES, AND PURSUITS OF CHILDRENIN THE COUNTRY.
1 vol. fcap. 8vo., with about 40 Woodcuts byS. Williams, 8s. cloth lettered.
CONTENTS.
I.—Sketch of his Life. II.—Peter Scroggins the Pony, and the Coal Pits. III.—Journey into the Peak—Peak Scenery and Mines. IV.—Village Trades, and Companions. V.—Spring and Summer Pleasures.—Birds, Gardening, etc. VI.—Summer, Autumn, and Winter Pleasures.—Bathing, Angling, Haymaking; Nutting, Acorn-gathering, Crab and Apple-gathering; Woodmen, Charcoal-burners, and Wood Scenery; Amusements in Frost and Snow. VII.—Domestic Animals, and their Treatment; Horsemanship; Rabbit-keeping; Pigeons; Dogs, and their Exploits. VIII.—Juvenile Mechanics. IX.—Occupations of the Children of the Poor. X.—Days at my Grandfather’s. XI.—Fireside Amusements and Stories. XII.—Fireside Tales—Seeking a Fortune, etc. XIII.—Fireside Amusements, and Village Stories. XIV.—Philosophical Experiments and Sleight-of-hand Feats. XV.—School Days. XVI.—School Days continued—Ackworth Scenes and Characters. XVII.—A Summer-day’s Adventure of Three School Boys. XVIII.—School Adventures at Tamworth. XIX.—Further Scenes and Events at Tamworth. XX.—Rent-Night Suppers and Cousin John’s Stories. XXI.—Conclusion; and Recollections of Early Life.
“One of the most fascinating fictions, for young or old, that has ever graced our literature.”—Monthly Chronicle.
COLONIZATION AND CHRISTIANITY;A POPULAR HISTORY OF THE TREATMENT OF THE NATIVES,IN ALL THEIR COLONIES, BY THE EUROPEANS.
1 vol. post 8vo, 10s.6d.cloth lettered.
“We have no hesitation in pronouncing this the most important and valuable work that Mr. Howitt has produced.”—Tait’s Magazine.
Preparing for Publication, in one Volume, 8vo.
THE BALLAD POETRY OF MRS. HOWITT.
To be beautifully Embellished by Wood Engravings from Original Designs.
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Transcriber’s NotesThe original language has been retained (including inconsistent and erroneous spelling, use of diacriticals, capitalisation and hyphenation), except as mentioned below.Depending on the hard- and software used and their settings, not all elements may display as intended.Page 38, Bürschen: should be either Burschen (plural) or Bürschchen (diminutive plural).Page 171, Ziguene: should be Zigeuner.Page 555, ahndungsvoll: should be ahnungsvoll.Changes madeFootnotes have been moved to under the paragraph or poem to which they refer.Some obvious minor punctuation and typographical errors have been corrected silently.Most of the corrections made have been verified with later editions of the same book.Page xi: Embellishment numbers addedPage xviii: part title CAUSES OF THE STRONG ATTACHMENT OF THE ENGLISH TO COUNTRY LIFE. inserted cf. textPage xx: Purkiss changed to Purkess cf. textPage 28: géne changed to gênePage 31: beau ideal changed to beau idéalPage 64: closing quote mark inserted at the end of the calculationPage 165: part title PICTURESQUE AND MORAL FEATURES OF THE COUNTRY inserted cf. table of contentsPage 173: overrun the country changed to overran the countryPage 301: closing quote mark inserted after list of housesPage 348: part title THE FORESTS OF ENGLAND inserted cf. table of contentsPage 358/359: the lay-out of the quoted sources has been standardisedPage 371: salvage genius changed to savage geniusPage 376: this forests abounds changed to this forest aboundsPage 414-415, footnote 26: the footnote marker was missing from the source document; a later (1841) corrected edition has the footnote marker after ... jousts and tourneysPage 491: closing quote mark inserted after versePage 493: closing quote mark inserted after at the wakePage 587: opening quote mark inserted before What sort of a corpse.
The original language has been retained (including inconsistent and erroneous spelling, use of diacriticals, capitalisation and hyphenation), except as mentioned below.
Depending on the hard- and software used and their settings, not all elements may display as intended.
Page 38, Bürschen: should be either Burschen (plural) or Bürschchen (diminutive plural).
Page 171, Ziguene: should be Zigeuner.
Page 555, ahndungsvoll: should be ahnungsvoll.
Changes made
Footnotes have been moved to under the paragraph or poem to which they refer.
Some obvious minor punctuation and typographical errors have been corrected silently.
Most of the corrections made have been verified with later editions of the same book.
Page xi: Embellishment numbers added
Page xviii: part title CAUSES OF THE STRONG ATTACHMENT OF THE ENGLISH TO COUNTRY LIFE. inserted cf. text
Page xx: Purkiss changed to Purkess cf. text
Page 28: géne changed to gêne
Page 31: beau ideal changed to beau idéal
Page 64: closing quote mark inserted at the end of the calculation
Page 165: part title PICTURESQUE AND MORAL FEATURES OF THE COUNTRY inserted cf. table of contents
Page 173: overrun the country changed to overran the country
Page 301: closing quote mark inserted after list of houses
Page 348: part title THE FORESTS OF ENGLAND inserted cf. table of contents
Page 358/359: the lay-out of the quoted sources has been standardised
Page 371: salvage genius changed to savage genius
Page 376: this forests abounds changed to this forest abounds
Page 414-415, footnote 26: the footnote marker was missing from the source document; a later (1841) corrected edition has the footnote marker after ... jousts and tourneys
Page 491: closing quote mark inserted after verse
Page 493: closing quote mark inserted after at the wake
Page 587: opening quote mark inserted before What sort of a corpse.