. Pearls and pebbles, or, Notes of an old naturalist [microform]. Traill, Catherine Parr Strickland, 1802-1899; Traill, Catherine Parr Strickland, 1802-1899; Natural history; Sciences naturelles. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH. Vll Elizabeth 's Iliad," old them SI dev()te«l erer from ly acconi- ,n-servant at hand, xn\e very ery small ms now is â¢r," which m) always lousehold. always so ever cried iitie never she just )n,i; lashes ap. My le always cross he 1 he was when, in irket, Mr. lew home at bitter it on last nild's with d we chil- vants and carpenters. Tt was .so cold they rolled me up in
. Pearls and pebbles, or, Notes of an old naturalist [microform]. Traill, Catherine Parr Strickland, 1802-1899; Traill, Catherine Parr Strickland, 1802-1899; Natural history; Sciences naturelles. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH. Vll Elizabeth 's Iliad," old them SI dev()te«l erer from ly acconi- ,n-servant at hand, xn\e very ery small ms now is â¢r," which m) always lousehold. always so ever cried iitie never she just )n,i; lashes ap. My le always cross he 1 he was when, in irket, Mr. lew home at bitter it on last nild's with d we chil- vants and carpenters. Tt was .so cold they rolled me up in a velvet pelisse belonging to Eliza to keep me from freezing, but I was as merry as a cricket all the way, and kept them laughing ovei- my childish sallies. We stopped at a place called ' Deaflnian's Grave' to have some straw put into the bottom of the cart to keep us warm. No, I shall never forget that journey to Reydon through the ; A fine old Elizabethan mansion, of which the title-deed '^;vv â ' J'A. ,. ** â ".^^ â â¢ââ i»^.«».»'. (il'N HILL, SOUTHWOLD UEACU. dates back to the reign of Edward VI., "Reydon Hall" was a fipau idi'al residence for the V>ringing up of a family of such precious gifts as the Strickland sisters. Ft stands back fi-om the road behind some of the finest oaks, chestnuts and ashes in the county. Built of dark brick, its ivy-covered wall, its gabled roof, tall chimneys, stone-paved kitchen, secret cham- bers and haunted garrets suited both their imaginative and fearless natures. A magnificent sycamore in the centre of the lawn, a dell at the end of " the plantation " (as a wide. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Traill, Catherine Parr Strickland, 1802-1899; FitzGibbon, Mary Agnes, 1851-1915. Lon
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