GREENWICH--THE ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL--THE “FUBBS YACHT”--THE GREENWICH WHITEBAIT DINNERS--WOOLWICH--THE “PRINCESS ALICE” DISASTER--LESNES ABBEY--ERITH--DARTFORD 15 CHAPTER III STONE--GREENHITHE--NORTHFLEET--HUGGENS’S COLLEGE--ROSHERVILLE-- GRAVESEND--SHORNEMEAD--CLIFFE--COOLING--THE HUNDRED OF HOO-- THE ISLE OF GRAIN--HOO ST. WERBURGH--UPNOR CASTLE--STROOD 31 CHAPTER IV ROCHESTER AND CHATHAM--BROMPTON--GILLINGHAM--GRANGE--OTTERHAM QUAY--LOWER HALSTOW--IWADE 57 CHAPTER V SHEPPEY 67 CHAPTER VI THE CAPTURE OF JAMES THE SECOND--FAVERSHAM 88 CHAPTER VII MILTON-NEXT-SITTINGBOURNE--SITTINGBOURN--OLD INNS--MURSTON-- LUDDENHAM 94 CHAPTER VIII GOODNESTONE--GRAVENEY--SEASALTER--WHITSTABLE AND THE OYSTER FISHERY 103 CHAPTER IX HERNE BAY--RECULVER--WANTSUM--SARRE 116 CHAPTER X THANET’S CORNFIELDS--MONKTON--MINSTER-IN-THANET--BIRCHINGTON-- QUEX PARK--WESTGATE--DANDELION 130 CHAPTER XI MARGATE 144 CHAPTER XII KINGSGATE--THE NORTH FORELAND--BROADSTAIRS--ST. PETER’S 156 CHAPTER XIII RAMSGATE 167 CHAPTER XIV PEGWELL BAY--EBBSFLEET--THE LANDINGS OF HENGIST AND OF ST. AUGUSTINE--RICHBOROUGH 177 CHAPTER XV SANDWICH 188 CHAPTER XVI WORTH--UPPER DEAL--DEAL--THE GOODWIN SANDS 214 CHAPTER XVII THE DOWNS AND THE DEAL BOATMEN 240 CHAPTER XVIII WALMER CASTLE--KINGSDOWN--ST. MARGARET’S BAY 256 CHAPTER XIX DOVER--THE CASTLE AND ROMAN PHAROS--“QUEEN ELIZABETH’S POCKET-PISTOL”--THE WESTERN HEIGHTS 270 CHAPTER XX THE CHANNEL PASSAGE--THE NATIONAL HARBOUR AND ITS STRATEGIC PURPOSE--SWIMMING AND FLYING THE CHANNEL 284 CHAPTER XXI SHAKESPEARE’S CLIFF--SAMPHIRE--THE CHANNEL TUNNEL--COAL IN KENT--THE WARREN 298 CHAPTER XXII FOLKESTONE--THE OLD TOWN AND THE NEW--DICKENS AND “PAVILIONSTONE”--SANDGATE 308 CHAPTER XXIII SHORNCLIFFE CAMP--THE ROYAL MILITARY CANAL--HYTHE--ROMNEY MARSH--THE MARTELLO TOWERS--THE “HOLY MAID OF KENT” 319 CHAPTER XXIV NEW ROMNEY--SMUGGLING DAYS--BROOKLAND--FAIRFIELD--SMALLHYTHE 344 CHAPTER XXV