II. BARHAM: THE AUTHOR OF THE _INGOLDSBY LEGENDS_ 7 III. CANTERBURY 28 IV. THE CATHEDRAL: THE MURDER OF BECKET 41 V. TAPPINGTON HALL 63 VI. ROMNEY MARSH 77 VII. ROMNEY MARSH (_continued_) 98 VIII. OLD AND NEW ROMNEY, AND DYMCHURCH 110 IX. HYTHE AND FOLKESTONE 124 X. FROM HYTHE TO ASHFORD 143 XI. FROM HYTHE TO ASHFORD (_continued_) 159 XII. THE BACK OF BEYOND 165 XIII. THE BACK OF BEYOND (_continued_) 181 XIV. THE COASTWISE ROAD: FOLKESTONE TO DOVER AND SANDWICH 192 XV. SANDWICH TO THE VILLE OF SARRE 208 XVI. SARRE AND RECULVER TO CANTERBURY 222 XVII. THE ISLE OF SHEPPEY 233 XVIII. SOME OUTLYING INGOLDSBY LANDMARKS 257 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE The "Dark Entry," Canterbury, From the Green Court _Frontispiece_ Sketch Map: The Ingoldsby Country 5 "Tom Ingoldsby:" the Rev. Richard Harris Barham 13 No. 61, Burgate Street, Canterbury _Facing_ 14 St. Mary Magdalene, Burgate Street, Canterbury 15 Westwell 16 The Hall, No. 61, Burgate Street, Canterbury _Facing_ 16 The Barham Coat-of-Arms 18 No. 4, St. Paul's Churchyard 22 Amen Corner, where Barham died.... 24 Ruins of St. Mary Magdalene, after the Fire of December 1886 26 Canterbury Castle 32 The Dane John, Canterbury 34 The Dark Entry 37 " " " 38 "The Martyrdom," Canterbury Cathedral 52 The Vale of Barham 65 The "Eagle Gates," Broome Park 67 Broome Park, the Real Original of Tappington Hall _Facing_ 68 Tappington, from the Folkestone Road 69 Denton _Facing_ 70 Denton Church and Court 71 Tappington Hall 73 The "Merchant's-Mark" of Thomas Marsh of Marston 74 Tappington Hall: Night _Facing_ 74 Warehorne 79