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Vanishing England
Peter Hempson Ditchfield
出版Lulu.com, 2014-10-27
主題History / GeneralSocial Science / ArchaeologySocial Science / Customs & TraditionsTravel / Europe / Great Britain
ISBN13260610709781326061074
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=vljKBwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋This book is intended not to raise fears but to record facts. We wish to describe with pen and pencil those features of England which are gradually disappearing, and to preserve the memory of them. It may be said that we have begun our quest too late; that so much has already vanished that it is hardly worth while to record what is left. Although much has gone, there is still, however, much remaining that is good, that reveals the artistic skill and taste of our forefathers, and recalls the wonders of old-time. It will be our endeavour to tell of the old country houses that Time has spared, the cottages that grace the village green, the stern grey walls that still guard some few of our towns, the old moot halls and public buildings. We shall see the old-time farmers and rustics gathering together at fair and market, their games and sports and merry-makings, and whatever relics of old English life have been left for an artist and scribe of the twentieth century to record.