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Author: Thomas Hughes Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand ISBN: 3382322994 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 246
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Reprint of the original, first published in 1859. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Author: Thomas Hughes Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand ISBN: 3382322994 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 246
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1859. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Author: Thomas Hughes Publisher: DigiCat ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 143
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This work presents an insightful report on the events of a festival held to celebrate the "Scouring of the Horse." It took place on the 17th and 18th of September, 1857. The festival's remarkable success led the Committee of Management to consider that people would enjoy having a small printed memorial. It includes an account of the doings on the Hill on the wonderful occasion and a collection of the various legends and traditions of the countryside. In addition, it presents precise historical reports relating to the significant events that took place in Great Britain, making it a perfect read for history lovers.
Author: G. K. Chesterton Publisher: Aeterna Press ISBN: Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 94
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The Ballad of the White Horse is a poem by G. K. Chesterton about the idealized exploits of the Saxon King Alfred the Great. Written in ballad form, the work is usually considered one of the last great traditional epic poems ever written in the English language. The poem narrates how Alfred was able to defeat the invading Danes at the Battle of Ethandun under the auspices of God working through the agency of the Virgin Mary. In addition to being a narration of Alfred's military and political accomplishments, it is also considered a Catholic allegory. Chesterton incorporates a significant amount of philosophy into the basic structure of the story. Aeterna Press
Author: Thomas Hughes Publisher: ISBN: 9781330544105 Category : Languages : en Pages : 370
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Excerpt from The Scouring of the White Horse: Or the Long Vacation Ramble of a London Clerk The great success of the festival (or "pastime," as it is called in the neighbourhood) which was held on White Horse Hill on the 17th and 18th of September, 1857, to celebrate the "Scouring of the Horse," according to immemorial custom, led the Committee of Management to think that our fellow-county-men at least, if not our country-men generally, would be glad to have some little printed memorial, which should comprise not only an account of the doings on the Hill on the late occasion, but should also endeavour to gather up the scattered legends and traditions of the country side, and any authentic historical notices relating to the old monument, of which we west-countrymen are all so fond and proud. I had the good or ill luck (as the case may be) to be the only member of the Committee whose way of life had led him into the perilous paths of literature; so the task of compiling and editing our little book was laid on my shoulders. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Thomas Hughes Publisher: ISBN: 9781786976994 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 198
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First published in 1859, this enchanting novel is author Thomas Hughes' way of recording the very last "Pastime," the festival accompanying the 1857 ceremony of Scouring the Uffington White Horse. As well as giving a full account of the history and sports of the Pastime, Hughes also records a lost way of country life when cows were milked by hand, cheeses made on the farm, and the journey to market was by pony and trap. Includes masses of information for family history researchers.
Author: Thomas Hughes
Author: Thomas Hughes
Author: Thomas Hughes
Author: Thomas Hughes
Author: Thomas Hughes
Author: Thomas Hughes
Author: G. K. Chesterton
Author: Thomas Hughes
Author: Thomas Hughes
Author: Thomas Hughes
Author: Thomas Hughes