From Paddington to Penzance: The record of a summer tramp from London to the Land's End — John Shaqi
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
Bournemouth--The Interesting Invalid--Languorous Romances--
Bournemouth, the Paradise of the Unbeneficed 76–79
XIX.
Our Encounter with an American 79–81
XX.
By the Sea to North Haven--Studland--Our Coldest Welcome at an
Inn--To Swanage 82–83
XXI.
The Isle of Purbeck--Purbeck Marble--Domesticated Swanage--The
Rush for Ground-rents 83–86
XXII.
Corfe--Corfe Castle--Those Ubiquitous Roundheads 86–88
XXIII.
Lulworth Castle--The Dorset Coast--Osmington 88–90
XXIV.
Weymouth and George the Third--An Old-time Jubilee--A Gorgeous
Individual--Railways and Derivatives--Hotel Snobbery 91–93
XXV.
Abbotsbury--The Abbey Ruins--Saint Catherine’s Chapel--
Historic Wessex--The Chesil Beach--West Bay, Bridport--A
Hilly Country 93–97
XXVI.
Chideock--One who fared at Dead of Night--Early Rising 97–99
XXVII.
Charmouth--Concerning Rainy Days by the Sounding Sea--The Devon
Borders--A Humorous Wheelman 99–101
XXVIII.
Axminster--The Battle of Brunenburgh--The “Book of
Remembrance”--Axminster Carpets 102–104
XXIX.
Drakes of Ashe--Axmouth--The Fearful Joys of the Day-tripper--
Seaton 105–107
XXX.
Exeter, a Busy City--Richard the Third--A Chivalric Myth--
Northernhay--The Cathedral: Black but Comely--St. Mary
Steps 108–111
XXXI.
The Suburb of Saint Thomas--Alphington--Exminster 112–116
XXXII.
A Grotesque Saint--The Pious Editor 116–118
XXXIII.
Beside the Exe to Powderham--The Courtenays--The Atmospheric
Railway 118–120
XXXIV.
Starcross and its Aspirations--The Warren--Langstone Point--
Mount Pleasant--The Limitations of Dawlish 120–124
XXXV.
The Legend of the Parson and Clerk 124–127
XXXVI.
Teignmouth--The Sad Tale of the Market House--Doleful
Ratepayers--Teignmouth Harbour--Devon Weather--Society--
To Shaldon 127–133
XXXVII.
The (more or less) True Story of an Artist--Labrador
Tea-gardens--Peripatetic Organ-grinders--The Author’s
Indignation moves him poetically--And he reflects upon
Comic Songs 133–137
XXXVIII.
Devon Combes--Maidencombe--Where the Devil died of the Cold--
Who was Anstey, of Anstey’s Cove?--“Thomas” of Anstey’s 137–140
XXXIX.
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