The Distant Scene
eBook - ePub

The Distant Scene

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eBook - ePub

The Distant Scene

About this book

The Distant Scene is another interesting collection of stories from the Worcestershire countryside. Fred Archer's memories are vividly recreated in this heart warming selection of tales from Fred Archer's childhood. In this wonderful collection of tales from the countryside the reader is once again introduced to a vibrant array of characters from Fred Archer's childhood. The reader is introduced to characters such as Auntie Phoebe, renowned for the pop she sold in a pint and a half bottle during the haymaking season and Tom Wheatcroft and Job Barley. Anyone who enjoyed reading Under the Parish Lantern is sure to enjoy The Distant Scene.

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Information

Year
2009
eBook ISBN
9781445625768
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. AUTHOR’S PREFACE
  3. ILLUSTRATIONS
  4. 1 - The village under the hill
  5. 2 - Squire Bosworth and Uncle Jim
  6. 3 - The Bradfields
  7. 4 - The doctor and the Ashton Club
  8. 5 - Walt
  9. 6 - Willum Archer and Polly Oliver
  10. 7 - Ponto
  11. 8 - Shepherd Corbisley and his sheep
  12. 9 - Jasper
  13. 10 - Stocky Hill
  14. 11 - Joe Baker and water divining
  15. 12 - Rough carpentry, rabbiting and the human skull
  16. 13 - Tom Wheatcroft and Job Barley
  17. 14 - Blenheim and Laughing Tom
  18. 15 - Dad’s farm sales and the Salvation Army
  19. 16 - Village cricket and umpires
  20. 17 - Auntie Phoebe’s pop; haymaking
  21. 18 - The pea-pickers
  22. 19 - Armistice Tea and the magic lantern
  23. 20 - Church and Chapel
  24. 21 - Christmas, the bell ringers and Millie Bostock
  25. 22 - Noteworthy men of Ashton
  26. 23 - Breast ploughs, squitch and superstition
  27. 24 - Harvesting then and now
  28. 25 - The changing pattern
  29. 26 - Conclusions through a farmhouse window