# The Kentish Coast

Author: Harper, Charles G. (Charles George), 1863-1943

Genre: Category: Travel Writing

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58892

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Kentish+Coast+Harper&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

The seaboard of Kent, and indeed the south coast of England in general, is no little-known margin of our shores. It is not in the least unspotted from the world, or solitary. It lies too near London for that, and began to be exploited more than a hundred and fifty years ago, when seaside holidays were first invented. The coast of Kent, socially speaking, touches both extremes. It is at once fashionable and exclusive, and is the holiday haunt of the Cockney: a statement that is not the paradox it at first sight appears to be, for the bracing qualities of its sea-air have always attracted all classes. We all ardently desire health, whether we are of those who romp on the sands of Margate or...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER XV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/23/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/31/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/24/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/25/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/13/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/33/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/28/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/27/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/19/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/17/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/16/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/18/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/22/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/26/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/32/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/29/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/21/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/30/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/20/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/12/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/15/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-kentish-coast-58892/chapters/6/index.md)