England, Picturesque and Descriptive: A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel
by Joel Cook
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- ENGLAND, PICTURESQUE AND DESCRIPTIVE.
- A
- REMINISCENCE OF FOREIGN TRAVEL.
- AUTHOR OF "A HOLIDAY TOUR IN EUROPE," "BRIEF SUMMER RAMBLES," ETC.
- WITH NEARLY FIVE HUNDRED ILLUSTRATIONS.
- TO
- JOHN WALTER, Esq., MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR BERKSHIRE,
- AND
- PROPRIETOR OF THE LONDON TIMES, WHO HAS DONE SO MUCH TO WELCOME AMERICANS WITH TRUE ENGLISH HOSPITALITY,
- AND TO
- GIVE ENGLISHMEN A MORE ACCURATE KNOWLEDGE OF, AND MORE INTIMATE RELATIONS WITH, THE UNITED STATES,
- This Work on England,
- INTRODUCTION.
- CONTENTS.
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
- England, Picturesque and Descriptive.
- I. LIVERPOOL WESTWARD TO THE WELSH COAST.
- LIVERPOOL.
- KNOWSLEY HALL.
- THE ANCIENT CITY OF CHESTER.
- CHESHIRE.
- THE RIVER DEE.
- FLINT AND DENBIGH.
- THE MENAI STRAIT.
- CAERNARVON AND CONWAY.
- THE COAST OF MERIONETH.
- II.
- LIVERPOOL, NORTHWARD TO THE SCOTTISH BORDER.
- LANCASHIRE.
- MANCHESTER.
- FURNESS AND STONYHURST
- LANCASTER CASTLE.
- ISLE OF MAN.
- CASTLE RUSHEN.
- PEELE CASTLE.
- THE LAKE COUNTRY.
- THE BORDER CASTLES.
- III.
- LIVERPOOL, THROUGH THE MIDLAND COUNTIES, TO LONDON.
- THE PEAK OF DERBYSHIRE.
- BESS OF HARDWICKE.
- BOLSOVER CASTLE.
- THE WYE AND THE DERWENT.
- HADDON HALL.
- "Drede God and Honour the Kyng."
- CHATSWORTH.
- MATLOCK AND DOVEDALE.
- BEAUCHIEF ABBEY.
- STAFFORD AND TRENTHAM.
- TAMWORTH AND TUTBURY.
- ALTON TOWERS.
- SHREWSBURY.
- BRIDGENORTH AND WENLOCK ABBEY.
- LUDLOW CASTLE.
- LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL.
- LADY GODIVA OF COVENTRY.
- BELVOIR CASTLE.
- CHARNWOOD FOREST.
- ULVERSCROFT AND GRACE DIEU ABBEY.
- ELIZABETH WIDVILE AND LADY JANE GREY.
- LEICESTER ABBEY AND CASTLE.
- THE EDGEHILL BATTLEFIELD.
- THE BATTLE OF NASEBY.
- THE LAND OF SHAKESPEARE.
- WARWICK
- KENILWORTH.
- BIRMINGHAM.
- FOTHERINGHAY.
- HOLMBY HOUSE.
- BEDFORD CASTLE.
- JOHN BUNYAN.
- WOBURN ABBEY.
- STOWE.
- CRESLOW HOUSE.
- IV.
- THE RIVER THAMES AND LONDON.
- THE THAMES HEAD.
- SUDELEY CASTLE AND CHAVENAGE.
- STANTON HARCOURT AND CUMNOR HALL.
- FAIR ROSAMOND.
- OXFORD.
- THE OXFORD COLLEGES.
- MAGDALEN AND BRASENOSE.
- NEW COLLEGE AND RADCLIFFE LIBRARY.
- OXFORD CHURCHES AND CASTLE.
- BANBURY AND BROUGHTON.
- WOODSTOCK AND BLENHEIM.
- BICESTER AND EYNSHAM.
- ABINGDON AND RADLEY.
- CAVERSHAM AND READING ABBEY.
- THE VICAR OF BRAY.
- ETON COLLEGE.
- WINDSOR CASTLE.
- SOME RIVER SCENES.
- LONDON.
- ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.
- WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
- THE TOWER OF LONDON.
- THE LOLLARDS AND LAMBETH.
- WHITEHALL.
- ST. JAMES PALACE.
- BUCKINGHAM PALACE.
- KENSINGTON PALACE.
- THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.
- HYDE PARK.
- A VIEW IN THE POULTRY.
- THE INNS OF COURT.
- THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
- SOME LONDON SCENES.
- HOLLAND HOUSE.
- GREENWICH.
- TILBURY FORT.
- V.
- LONDON, NORTHWARD TO THE TWEED.
- ST. ALBANS.
- HATFIELD HOUSE.
- AUDLEY END AND SAFFRON WALDEN.
- CAMBRIDGE.
- TRINITY AND ST. JOHN'S COLLEGES.
- CAIUS AND CLARE COLLEGES.
- KING'S, CORPUS CHRISTI, AND QUEENS' COLLEGES.
- OTHER CAMBRIDGE COLLEGES.
- THE FENLAND.
- PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL.
- CROWLAND ABBEY.
- NORWICH.
- BURGHLEY HOUSE.
- LINCOLN.
- NOTTINGHAM.
- SOUTHWELL.
- THE DUKERIES.
- NEWARK.
- HULL AND BEVERLEY.
- SHEFFIELD.
- WAKEFIELD.
- LEEDS.
- BOLTON ABBEY.
- RIPON AND FOUNTAINS.
- RICHMOND CASTLE.
- YORK.
- CASTLE HOWARD.
- SCARBOROUGH AND WHITBY.
- DURHAM.
- LUMLEY CASTLE AND NEWCASTLE.
- HEXHAM.
- ALNWICK CASTLE.
- FORD CASTLE AND FLODDEN FIELD.
- BAMBOROUGH AND GRACE DARLING.
- VI.
- LONDON, WESTWARD TO MILFORD HAVEN.
- GLOUCESTER.
- TEWKESBURY.
- WORCESTER.
- THE MALVERN HILLS.
- THE RIVER WYE.
- THE MAN OF ROSS.
- GOODRICH CASTLE AND SYMOND'S YAT.
- MONMOUTH.
- TINTERN ABBEY AND CHEPSTOW CASTLE.
- THE GOLDEN VALLEY.
- ABERGAVENNY AND LLANTHONY.
- NEWPORT, CARDIFF, AND LLANDAFF.
- SWANSEA.
- CAERMARTHEN AND PEMBROKE.
- VII.
- LONDON, SOUTH-WEST TO LAND'S END.
- ASCOT AND BEARWOOD.
- KING ALFRED'S WHITE HORSE.
- SALISBURY.
- STONEHENGE.
- WILTON HOUSE.
- BATH.
- FONTHILL AND BECKFORD.
- BRISTOL.
- WELLS.
- GLASTONBURY.
- SEDGEMOOR BATTLEFIELD.
- SHERBORNE.
- THE COAST OF DORSET.
- WEYMOUTH AND PORTLAND.
- THE CHANNEL ISLANDS.
- THE SOUTHERN COAST OF DEVON.
- EXETER.
- TEIGNMOUTH AND TORBAY.
- THE DART.
- THE PLYM.
- PLYMOUTH.
- TAVISTOCK.
- THE NORTHERN COAST OF DEVON.
- LYNTON AND LYNMOUTH.
- COMBE MARTIN AND ILFRACOMBE.
- MORTE POINT AND BIDEFORD.
- CLOVELLY.
- CORNWALL.
- THE LIZARD PENINSULA.
- KYNANCE COVE AND LIZARD HEAD.
- ST. MICHAEL'S MOUNT.
- PENZANCE AND THE LAND'S END.
- VIII.
- LONDON, TO THE SOUTH COAST.
- GUILDFORD.
- ALDERSHOT CAMP.
- DORKING.
- EPSOM AND REIGATE.
- THE WEALD OF KENT.
- ROCHESTER AND CHATHAM.
- CANTERBURY.
- THE CINQUE PORTS.
- SANDWICH.
- DOVER.
- RYE AND WINCHELSEA.
- HASTINGS AND PEVENSEY.
- BRIGHTON.
- WISTON PARK.
- ARUNDEL CASTLE.
- SELBORNE.
- WINCHESTER.
- THE NEW FOREST.
- CHRISTCHURCH.
- SOUTHAMPTON.
- PORTSMOUTH.
- THE ISLE OF WIGHT.
- CARISBROOKE CASTLE.
- TENNYSON'S HOME.
- THE NEEDLES.
- INDEX.
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