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THE LIGHTER SIDE OF ENGLISH LIFE
Author Of “The Jessamy Bride”
Illustrated in Colour by George Belcher
T. N. Foulis, London & Edinburgh
1913
CHAPTER ONE—THE VILLAGE
I—THE ABORIGINES
II.—THE CENTENARIANS
III. THE POINT OF VIEW
CHAPTER TWO.—OUTSIDE THE VILLAGE
I.—THE GENERAL
II.—THE DEAR OLD LADY
CHAPTER THREE—THE VILLAGE VILLAS
I.—THE PILLARS OF SOCIETY
II.—THE SHATTERING OF THE PILLARS
III.—FLOWERS AND FRIENDSHIPS
CHAPTER FOUR—THE COMEDIES OF THE COUNTRY HOUSE
I.—LESSEES FROM THE MIDLANDS
II.—THE LEGENDS OF THE COUNTRY HOUSE
III.—FATE OF THE FAMILY PORTRAITS
CHAPTER FIVE—THE COUNTY, OLD AND CRUSTED
I.—THE STRANGERS
II.—THE INSECT AND THE MAMMOTH
CHAPTER SIX—THE OLD COUNTY TOWN
I.—IN THE HIGH STREET
II.—PRECIOUS PANELLING
III.—THE AMENITIES OF THE HIGH STREET
IV.—THE TWO ICONOCLASTS
V.—THE SOCIAL “SETS”
VI.—THE CASE OF MR. STANWELL
CHAPTER SEVEN—THE PEOPLE OF MALLINGHAM
I.—THE MAYOR
II.—THE FIRST FAMILIES
III.—MISS LATIMER'S MARRIAGE LINES
IV.—THE ENTERPRISE OF MALLINGHAM
CHAPTER EIGHT—THE PUSHING PROVINCIAL TOWN
I.—THE MODERN METHODS
II.—LIBRARIANS WHILE YOU WAIT
III.—ARCHÆOLOGICAL ENTERPRISE
CHAPTER NINE—RED-TILED SOCIETY
I.—THE ILLUSTRIOUS STRANGER
II.—THE PRINCE'S PARADE
CHAPTER TEN—LESSER ENGLISH COUNTRY TOWNS
I.—STARKIE AND THE STATES
II.—OUR FATHERS' FOOTSTEPS
CHAPTER ELEVEN—THE CATHEDRAL TOWN
I.—IN THE SHADOW OF THE MINSTER
II.—THE NEW PALACE
III.—ANTE-MORTEM GENEROSITY
IV.—THE BLACK SHEEP
CHAPTER TWELVE—A CLOSE CORPORATION
I.—TROLLOPE'S MRS. PROUDIE
II.—THE INNOVATORS
III.—THE PEACEMAKERS
IV.—THE VOX HUMANA
V.—THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS
VI.—THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE MINSTER
CHAPTER THIRTEEN—AMONG THE AMATEURS
I.—MR. BARTON'S HIGH NOTE
II.—THE MUSICAL TABLEAUX
III.—THE DRAMA
CHAPTER FOURTEEN—THE LIGHTER SIDE OF CLERICAL LIFE
I.—THE FRANK CANON
II.—THE “CHARPSON”
III.—THE BIBLE CLASS
IV.—THE ENCYCLOPÆDIC PARSON
V.—THE ALMONERS
CHAPTER FIFTEEN—THE CROQUET LAWNS
I.—A CONGENIAL PURSUIT
II.—THE PLAYERS
CHAPTER SIXTEEN—ART & THE ARTFUL IN THE PROVINCES
I.—THE ARTISTIC OUTLOOK
II.—ART AND THE SHERIFF
III.—THE COUNTRY PICTURE SALE
IV.—HUMOURS OF THE ROSTRUM
V. THE ARTFUL AND GOLDSTEIN
VI.—TRICKS AND TRICKS
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