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Vauxhall.—Truth and Falsehood.—Reaping.—Flint in Straw.—The river Mole.—The Wey.—Canals and Locks.—Poppies and Opium.—Limestone and Chalk.—Gleaners.—Ruins at Basingstoke.—Southampton Bar.—Sir Bevis and the Giant Ascabart. 8
Vauxhall.—Truth and Falsehood.—Reaping.—Flint in Straw.—The river Mole.—The Wey.—Canals and Locks.—Poppies and Opium.—Limestone and Chalk.—Gleaners.—Ruins at Basingstoke.—Southa...
2. CHAPTER II.—Passengers down the River.—Sea-nettles.—Netley Abbey3. CHAPTER III.—Morning Walk through West Cowes.—Ride to4. CHAPTER IV.—Departure from Carisbrook.—Road to5. CHAPTER V.—Young Londoner and Neptune.—Disobedience of the Young6. CHAPTER VI.—Management in HouseholdAffairs.—Undercliffe.—Alexandrian Pillar.—Light-house of St. Catherine.—Little Church of St. Lawrence.—Churchyard.—St. Lawrence’s Well.—Ventnor.—Wishing Well, and Godshill.—Beau...
7. CHAPTER VII.—Consequences of Carelessness.—Beach at Shanklin8. CHAPTER VIII.—Shanklin continued.—Siphonia or Sea-9. CHAPTER IX.—Sandown Bay.—Culver Cliff.—Sandown Fort.—High10. CHAPTER X.—Ryde.—Handsome Shops.—Binstead.—WoottonAgnes Merton was one day sitting in rather a melancholy mood on the swing in her garden, without swinging, and apparently lost in thought. It was a very odd place for meditation...
11. CHAPTER I.Terminus of the Southampton Railroad at Vauxhall.—Truth and Falsehood.—Reaping flint in straw.—The river Mole.—The Wey.—Canals and Locks.—Poppies and Opium.—Limestone and Chalk....
12. CHAPTER II.Passengers down the River.—Sea-nettles.—Netley Abbey and Fort.—View of the Isle of Wight.—Adventure of the Portmanteau.—Landing at West Cowes.—Crossing the Medina.—Salt Works at...
13. CHAPTER III.Morning Walk through West Cowes.—Ride to Newport.—Carisbrook Castle.—Children of Charles I.—Donkey Well.—Chapel of St. Nicholas.—Boy Bishop.—Archery Meeting.—History of the Isle...
14. CHAPTER IV.Departure from Carisbrook.—Road to Freshwater.—Yarmouth.—House where Charles II. was entertained by Admiral Sir Robert Holme.—Freshwater.—Rocks.—Roaring of the Sea.—Birds.—The R...
15. CHAPTER V.The next morning Mrs. Merton and Agnes rose early, and, as usual, walked out before breakfast. Almost the first thing they saw was the young man who had attracted their attentio...
16. CHAPTER VI.Management in Household affairs.—Undercliffe.—Alexandrian Pillar.—Light-house of St. Catherine.—Little Church of St. Lawrence.—Churchyard.—St. Lawrence’s Well.—Ventnor.—Wishing...
17. CHAPTER VII.When the carriage stopped at Williams’ Hotel at Shanklin, Mrs. Merton asked Agnes what had become of her little pink silk handkerchief. Agnes mechanically put her hand to her ne...
18. CHAPTER VIII.The first thing Agnes thought of the following morning was her mamma’s promise to take her again to the beach to pick up the shells and sea-weed which she had been compelled to...
19. CHAPTER IX.The next morning was rather cooler than any day since the Mertons had been in the Isle of Wight; and Agnes felt the want of her little pink handkerchief round her neck. She did...
20. CHAPTER X.RYDE, the Guide-books tell us, was only a few years ago a small fishing village; but if this really was the case, it seems almost to have rivalled Aladdin’s palace in rapidity o...
21. Part 3. ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA. Part 4. ANIMAL LIFE. By MRS.With Illuminated Borders of Flowers and Insects in the highly-wrought style of the celebrated “Hours of Anne of Brittany,” and forming a First Lesson in Entomology. Small 4to. p...