Оглавление
Edward Corbett. An Old Coachman's Chatter, with Some Practical Remarks on Driving
An Old Coachman's Chatter, with Some Practical Remarks on Driving
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I. THE ROYAL MAILS
CHAPTER II. THE ROYAL MAILS (continued)
CHAPTER III. ACCIDENTS
CHAPTER IV. COMBATING WITH SNOW, FOGS, AND FLOODS
CHAPTER V. NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN
CHAPTER VI. HORSES
CHAPTER VII. THE ROADS
CHAPTER VIII. A SCIENTIFIC CHAPTER
CHAPTER IX. A NOTE ON THE HORN
CHAPTER X. THE HOLYHEAD ROAD
CHAPTER XI. THE BRIGHTON ROAD
CHAPTER XII. EARLY DAYS
CHAPTER XIII. OLD TIMES
CHAPTER XIV. COACHMEN: WHERE DID THEY COME FROM?
CHAPTER XV. GUARDS
CHAPTER XVI. WHERE DID THEY ALL GO TO?
CHAPTER XVII. SOME CHARACTERS
CHAPTER XVIII. MONOTONY
CHAPTER XIX. TANDEM
CHAPTER XX. THE CONVICT SHIP
CHAPTER XXI. DRIVING
CHAPTER XXII. DRIVING
CHAPTER XXIII. THE END OF THE JOURNEY
[APPENDIX.]
Отрывок из книги
Edward Corbett
Published by Good Press, 2021
.....
This is much more consideration than was generally shown in later years.
I was once driving a mail when I had a Yankee gentleman for one of the outside passengers, who was disposed to give trouble in this way, and after being nearly left behind once or twice, he told me that I was bound to give him five minutes at every change of horses. I told him I would not give him two if I could help it, and would leave him behind as soon as look at him. I guess he was smarter in his movements for the rest of the journey.
.....
