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John Timbs. Nooks and Corners of English Life, Past and Present
Nooks and Corners of English Life, Past and Present
Table of Contents
I. Early English Life
DWELLING-PLACES OF THE EARLY BRITONS
BRITAIN BEFORE THE ROMAN COLONIZATION
THE ROMANS IN ENGLAND
DOMESTIC LIFE OF THE SAXONS
MEALS—BRITISH, ANGLO-ROMAN, AND SAXON
II. Castle Life
ENGLISH CASTLE-BUILDING
III. Household Antiquities
THE OLD ENGLISH HOUSE
THE ENGLISHMAN'S FIRESIDE
PRIVATE LIFE OF A QUEEN OF ENGLAND
THE ENGLISH HOUSEWIFE
A HEREFORDSHIRE LADY IN THE TIME OF THE CIVIL WAR
HOUSE-FURNISHING IN THE MIDDLE AGES
DRESS.—PERSONAL ORNAMENTS
PINS AND PIN-MONEY
PROVISIONS:
BREAD-MAKING, GROCERY, AND CONFECTIONERY
DESSERT FRUITS
ORNAMENTAL FRUIT TRENCHERS
VEGETABLES
ANTIQUITY OF CHEESE
ALE AND BEER
IV. Peasant Life.[57]
OPERATIVE TENANTS
SERVICES OF TILLAGE
OLDEN HARVEST
HOCK-DAY
SHEEP-SHEARING
CONVEYANCE SERVICE
WATCH AND WARD.—THE BEADLE
OLDEN HOUSE-MARKS
V. Olden Customs and Ceremonies
MAY-DAY CAROL ON MAGDALEN COLLEGE TOWER
BANBURY CAKES.—CONGLETON CAKES, etc
HORSELYDOWN FAIR, IN THE REIGN OF QUEEN ELIZABETH
WAKE FESTIVALS IN THE BLACK COUNTRY
KEEPING BIRDS IN THE MIDDLE AGES
VI. Historic Sketches
THE STORY OF FAIR ROSAMUND
CARDINAL WOLSEY AT ESHER PLACE
TRADITIONS OF BATTLE-FIELDS
CURIOSITIES OF HATFIELD
THE GRAND REMONSTRANCE
CAVALIERS AND ROUNDHEADS
THE EVELYNS AT WOTTON
LORD BOLINGBROKE AT BATTERSEA
THE LAST OF EPPING FOREST
APPENDIX
ANCIENT BRITISH DWELLINGS
THE SAXON HALL
ABURY AND STONEHENGE
INDEX
STRANGE STORIES
OF THE. ANIMAL WORLD
By JOHN TIMBS
GRIFFITH AND FARRAN, ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD. FOOTNOTES:
