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 Treasured Tales of the Countryside by Martin, Brian P. , Humphreys, John , Quinn, Tom |
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Brief Description Collected Memories of a Bygone Era |
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Author Information Brian P Martin, John Humphreys, Tom Quinn, Valerie Porter, Jennifer Davies, Euan Corrie, Jean Stone and Louise Brodie have gathered the tales, interviewing people and collecting nostalgic snippets on subjects close to their own hearts. |
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Author Profile Brian P Martin, John Humphreys, Tom Quinn, Valerie Porter, Jennifer Davies, Euan Corrie, Jean Stone and Louise Brodie have gathered the tales, interviewing people and collecting nostalgic snippets on subjects close to their own hearts. |
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Synopsis An evocative compilation of anecdotes that reflect country life as it was in the first half of the 20th century, when the main power of a farm was still horse power, when a network of branch railway lines still criss-crossed the countryside and before poaching became big business. Taken from the "Tales of the Countryside" series, this is the second collection of interviews and anecdotes garnered from characters like Violet Mould who spent almost the whole of her life travelling England's inland waterways, or George Ranger, a Surrey farrier for over 50 years who never rode a horse. The 21 first-person reminiscences included here have captured the memories of a fast-disappearing breed of country people. They tell of poachers and gamekeepers, huntsmen and horses, farmers and the men and women who lived and worked on the big country estates between the two World Wars. |
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Table of Contents Introduction Long Distance Boating The Stud Groom Three Men, One Estate The Hurdle-maker Memories of Grease Corner Survivor of the Trenches Unsung Heroines Button Hooks and Britches Mine Hunting Host Lumberjills The Farmer's Boy Good Yeoman Stock They Were Good Times A Keeper's Chequered Past The Netter Netted Boys and Girls and Gardens The Snare of the Fowler Longtails In Good Service Man of Iron Index |
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Related Links - Countrybookshop Bestselling Authors in The Countryside, Country Life Sterry,Paul Humphreys, John Alan Brooks and Elizabeth Agate Alan Brooks and Sean Adcock Elizabeth Agate Rackham, Oliver Somerville, Christopher Alan Brooks and Andy Follis Martin, Brian P. Porter, Valerie |
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