From Paddington to Penzance / The record of a summer tramp from London to the Land's End

CONTENTS

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Leaving London—The Spirit of the Silly Season—An Unimportant Residuum—The Direct Road—And the Indirect—To Richmond by Boat	1–5
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Radical Richmond and its Royal Memories—The Poets’ Chorus—The Social Degradation implied by Tea and Shrimps—No Water at Richmond	6–9
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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
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Windsor and Eton—The Terrific Keate—Persuasions of Sorts—Bray and its Most Admirable Vicar—Taplow Bridge—Boulter’s Lock—Cookham	17–23
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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
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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
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Picturesque Wargrave—The Loddon River and Patricksbourne—Sonning—A Typical Riverside Inn—Filthy Kennet Side—Reading to Basingstoke	33–35
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Hampshire Characteristics—White of Selborne as a Vandal—Holy Ghost Chapel	35–38
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A Dreary Road—Micheldever—Hampshire Literary Lights—The Worthies—“Joh?s Kent de Redying”	38–41
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Winchester—The City Lamps—The Cathedral—Saint Swithun	41–48
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Wykeham—The Renaissance in the Cathedral—The Puritans—Winchester Castles, Royal and Episcopal—A Graceless Corporation—The Military—Saint Catherine’s Hill	48–55
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A Literary Transfiguration—Wyke—An Unique Brass—The Romance of Lainston—Sparsholt	56–59
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A Rustic Symposium	60–64
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Camping-out of Necessity—The Tramp en amateur—Soapless Britons—The Livelong Day	64–65
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Restoration at Romsey—Prout justified—An Unsportsmanlike Palmerston	66–68
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The New Forest—The Woodman’s Axe—The coming Social Storm—Lyndhurst—Brockenhurst—Avon Water	68–74
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A Superior Pedestrian—Christchurch—An Enigmatical Epitaph	74–76
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Bournemouth—The Interesting Invalid—Languorous Romances—Bournemouth, the Paradise of the Unbeneficed	Clyx.com