Tales of the Old Villagers by Brian P. Martin
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Tales of the Old Villagers
Summary
Originally published in 1997, an illustrated collection of real life tales about traditional village communities and their inhabitants. It is written by the author of TALES OF THE OLD GAMEKEEPERS and is based on villagers encountered on travels throughout the British Isles.
Tales of the Old Villagers Summary
Table of Contents
Introduction; in good service - Margaret Jackson, housemaid, Buckinghamshire; mine host - John Sibley, publican, Dorset; a fair cop - Frank Perchard, policeman, East Sussex; much to his credit - John Gwynne, shopkeeper, Breconshire; doctor in the country - Alice Murnane, dispensing doctor, Co. Meath; ministering to two flocks - the Reverend Fred Pennington, priest and farmer, Devon; a truly helping hand - Will Jones, gardener, Shropshire and Lancashire; from horseback to helicopter - Joyce Damerell, district nurse and midwife, Devon and Wiltshire; master of his own muck heap - Peter Pearl, farmer and policeman, Hampshire and Essex; living off the fat - Victor Wilson, butcher, Staffordshire; leader of the community - John Fairless, schoolmaster, Ayrshire and Peeblesshire; much more than rubber stamps - Elizabeth Williams and Joy Johnson, postmistresses, Shropshire and Oxfordshire.
Additional information
GOR004295414
9780715310038
0715310038
Tales of the Old Villagers by Brian P. Martin
Used - Very Good
Paperback
David & Charles
1999-09-24
192
N/A
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