John Keble's Parishes: A History of Hursley and Otterbourne
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Chapters (77)
- John Keble’s Parishes
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- CHAPTER I MERDON AND OTTERBOURNE
- CHAPTER II MEDIÆVAL GIFTS
- CHAPTER III REFORMATION TIMES
- Extraordinary Occurrences, Etc.
- CHAPTER IV PURITAN TIMES
- CHAPTER V CUSTOMS OF THE MANOR OF MERDON
- CHAPTER VI CRANBURY AND BRAMBRIDGE
- CHAPTER VII THE BUILDING AT HURSLEY
- CHAPTER VIII OLD OTTERBOURNE
- CHAPTER IX CHURCH BUILDING
- CHAPTER X HURSLEY CHURCH
- CHAPTER XI THE GOLDEN DAYS OF HURSLEY
- CHAPTER XII HURSLEY VICARAGE
- CHAPTER XIII LATER CHANGES
- CHAPTER XIV A SURVEY
- CHAPTER XV WORDS AND PHRASES
- Words
- Village Specifics.
- Phrases
- CHAPTER XVI NATURAL HISTORY
- BIRDS
- FLOWERS
- Crucifera
- Caryophylleæ
- St. John’s-Wort Tribe
- Cranesbill Tribe
- Leguminose
- Rose Tribe
- Willow-herb Tribe
- Saxifragea
- Umbellifera
- Madder Tribe
- Compositæ
- Gentian Tribe
- Borage Tribe
- Labiatæ
- The Lily Tribe
- Reeds
- Grasses
- Ferns, etc.
- FOOTNOTES
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