CHAPTER I |
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DEPTFORD AND PETER THE GREAT | 1 |
CHAPTER II |
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
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