From Paddington to Penzance: The record of a summer tramp from London to the Land's EndHarper, Charles G. (Charles George)
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From Paddington to Penzance: The record of a summer tramp from London to the Land's End
Harper, Charles G. (Charles George)
England -- Description and travel
Rural Petersham--The Monuments of Petersham Church--Ham House--
Beer, Beauty, and the Peerage--The Earls of Dysart and
their Curious Preferment--Village Hampdens and Litigation--
Ham and the Cabal--Horace Walpole and his Trumpery
Ghosts--Kingston--The Dusty Pother anent Coway Stakes--
The Author “drops the Subject”--The King’s Stone--The
Reader is referred to the Surrey Archæological Society, and
the Tourists pursue their Journey--The Philosophy of the
Thames--To Shepperton 9–17
IV.
Windsor and Eton--The Terrific Keate--Persuasions of Sorts--
Bray and its Most Admirable Vicar--Taplow Bridge--Boulter’s
Lock--Cookham 17–23
V.
An Indignant Man--Advantages of Indignation and a Furious
Manner--_Al fresco_ Meals--Medmenham Abbey--Those unkind
Topographers--The Hell Fire Club--From Hambledon to Henley
23–28
VI.
Regatta Island--Its Shoddy Temple--The Preposterous Naiads and
River Nymphs of the Eighteenth Century Poets--Those Improper
Creatures _v._ County Councils--A Poignant Individual--Mary
Blandy, the Slow Poisoner 28–33
VII.
Picturesque Wargrave--The Loddon River and Patricksbourne--
Sonning--A Typical Riverside Inn--Filthy Kennet Side--
Reading to Basingstoke 33–35
VIII.
Hampshire Characteristics--White of Selborne as a Vandal--Holy
Ghost Chapel 35–38
IX.
A Dreary Road--Micheldever--Hampshire Literary Lights--The
Worthies--“Johēs Kent de Redying” 38–41
X.
Winchester--The City Lamps--The Cathedral--Saint Swithun
41–48
XI.
Wykeham--The Renaissance in the Cathedral--The Puritans--
Winchester Castles, Royal and Episcopal--A Graceless
Corporation--The Military--Saint Catherine’s Hill 48–55
XII.
A Literary Transfiguration--Wyke--An Unique Brass--The
Romance of Lainston--Sparsholt 56–59
XIII.
A Rustic Symposium 60–64
XIV.
Camping-out of Necessity--The Tramp _en amateur_--Soapless
Britons--The Livelong Day 64–65
XV.
Restoration at Romsey--Prout justified--An Unsportsmanlike
Palmerston 66–68
XVI.
The New Forest--The Woodman’s Axe--The coming Social Storm--
Lyndhurst--Brockenhurst--Avon Water 68–74
XVII.
A Superior Pedestrian--Christchurch--An Enigmatical Epitaph
74–76
XVIII.
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