Certain delightful English towns, with glimpses of the pleasant country between
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About This Book
Exeter, Plymouth, Oxford, Southampton, London . . . readers will feel the pleasure of being in England upon reading William Dean Howells's engaging travelogue of his visit there in the early 1900s. Originally published as individual essays in "Harper's Magazine," these charming travel vignettes are the perfect read for travelers and armchairs dreamers alike.
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- CERTAIN DELIGHTFUL ENGLISH TOWNS
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- CERTAIN DELIGHTFUL ENGLISH TOWNS CERTAIN DELIGHTFUL ENGLISH TOWNS
- I THE LANDING OF A PILGRIM AT PLYMOUTH
- II TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AT EXETER
- III A FORTNIGHT IN BATH
- IV A COUNTRY TOWN AND A COUNTRY HOUSE
- V AFTERNOONS IN WELLS AND BRISTOL
- VI BY WAY OF SOUTHAMPTON TO LONDON
- VII IN FOLKESTONE OUT OF SEASON
- VIII KENTISH NEIGHBORHOODS, INCLUDING CANTERBURY
- IX OXFORD
- X THE CHARM OF CHESTER
- XI MALVERN AMONG HER HILLS
- XII SHREWSBURY BY WAY OF WORCESTER AND HEREFORD
- XIII NORTHAMPTON AND THE WASHINGTON COUNTRY
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