Charles G. Harper

The Old Inns of Old England (eBook, ePUB)

A Picturesque Account of the Ancient and Storied Hostelries of England (Complete Edition: Vol. 1&2)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"The Old Inns of Old England" in 2 volumes is a detailed and picturesque account of the ancient and storied hostelries of England written by the English author and illustrator Charles George Harper. This carefully crafted e-artnow ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Volume 1: Introductory The Ancient History of Inns General History of Inns The Eighteenth Century Latter Days Pilgrims' Inns and Monastic Hostels Historic Inns Inns of Old Romance Pickwickian Inns Dickensian Inns Highwaymen's Inns Volume 2: A Posy of Old Inns The Old Inns of Cheshire Inns Retired from Business Inns with Relics and Curiosities Tavern Rhymes and Inscriptions The Highest Inns in England Gallows Signs Signs Painted by Artists Queer Signs in Quaint Places Rural Inns The Evolution of a Country Inn Ingle-nooks Innkeepers' Epitaphs Inns with Odd Privileges Inns in Literature Visitors' Books

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: e-artnow
• Seitenzahl: 345
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 4064066398958
• Artikelnr.: 59856950

Autorenporträt

Charles George Harper (1863-1943) was an English author and illustrator. He wrote many self-illustrated travel books, exploring the regions, roads, coastlines, literary connections, old inns etc. of Britain. Aside from the some 170 topographical works, Harper also wrote a few books on drawing and its techniques, including English Pen Artists of To-day (1892) and A Practical Handbook of Drawing for Modern Methods of Reproduction (1894), as well as an anti-feminist polemic, Revolted Woman; past, present, and to come (1894), and a satirical novel, Hearts Do Not Break: a Tale of the Lower Slopes (1896), attacking logrolling among the London literary set.