Fragments of Two Centuries: Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King. Alfred Kingston
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Alfred Kingston
Fragments of Two Centuries: Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4064066177997
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.—"THE GOOD OLD TIMES."
GETTING ON WHEELS—OLD COACHES, ROADS AND HIGHWAYMEN—THE ROMANCE OF THE ROAD.
TO THE PUBLIC. THE OLD ROYSTON COACH ONCE MORE REVIVED. CALLED THE TELEGRAPH.
THE "FOX AND HOUNDS," BARLEY, HERTS.
SOCIAL AND PUBLIC LIFE—WRESTLING AND COCK-FIGHTING—AN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY DEBATING CLUB.
OLD JOCKEY HOUSE—KING JAMES' STABLES.
THE PAROCHIAL PARLIAMENT AND THE OLD POOR-LAW.
Illustration of a portion of the Interior of Royston Cave
THE DARK NIGHT OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY—THE SHADOW OF NAPOLEON.
DOMESTIC LIFE AND THE TAX-GATHERER—THE DOCTOR AND THE BODY-SNATCHER.
TINDER-BOX, FLINT, STEEL, AND MATCHES.
OLD PAINS AND PENALTIES—FROM THE STOCKS TO THE GALLOWS.
THE OLD PARISH STOCKS AT MELDRETH.
OLD MANNERS AND CUSTOMS—SOLDIERS, ELECTIONS AND VOTERS—"STATTIES," MAGIC AND SPELLS.
TRADE, AGRICULTURE AND MARKET ORDINARIES.
ROYSTON IN 1800-25.—ITS SURROUNDINGS, ITS STREETS, AND ITS PEOPLE.
PUBLIC WORSHIP AND EDUCATION—MORALS AND MUSIC.
OLD COACHING DAYS—STAGE WAGONS AND STAGE COACHES.
NEW WINE AND OLD BOTTLES.—A PAROCHIAL REVOLUTION.—THE OLD POOR-HOUSE AND THE NEW "BASTILLE."