Category: Travel Writing
To many, the wild solitudes of marsh and mere, the rivers and ‘broads’ of Norfolk, are almost as entirely unknown as the arid solitudes of the unexplored Australian deserts. Yet there are few spots where the holiday-seeker can find more easily and cheaply relaxation and enjoym...
‘He must be mad!’ exclaimed Mr Abbot, rising and pacing the room. ‘Mad, utterly mad! Does he think that we are going to let him—an Abbot—marry the first nameless young woman who...
1. Part 1To many, the wild solitudes of marsh and mere, the rivers and ‘broads’ of Norfolk, are almost as entirely unknown as the arid solitudes of the unexplored Australian deserts. Yet...
2. Part 2There are few generous-minded men who like to hear anything about even a friend’s will, and much less about that of a parent who in all probability has a good many years still t...
4. Part 4Fire and shipwreck have at various periods caused considerable havoc among manuscripts. Many of our oldest Anglo-Saxon manuscripts were consumed some years ago by a fire in the...
5. Part 5_Edible Snails._—None but those who have made special inquiry into the subject are aware of the great dimensions which the continental snail-trade has of late assumed. Many tons...