The coaching era . ey are full of genuine pathos. Pall Mall Gasette.— Th& book is really a very interestingpicture of life in those far-off times wherein human nature, atleast, differed not a whit from our own. Daily Mail.— A. lively and amusing account of the bevy offair women attached to Elizabeth and incidently of her Court andmanner. . One of the great finds of the book is its accountof what must have been the first game of lawn tennis ever playedon one of the lawns of Elvetham, Hants. JOHN LANE THE BODLEY LTD., VIGO ST., W. i Veterinary lib-^^Tufts School of Vv; ..- ^, 20
The coaching era . ey are full of genuine pathos. Pall Mall Gasette.— Th& book is really a very interestingpicture of life in those far-off times wherein human nature, atleast, differed not a whit from our own. Daily Mail.— A. lively and amusing account of the bevy offair women attached to Elizabeth and incidently of her Court andmanner. . One of the great finds of the book is its accountof what must have been the first game of lawn tennis ever playedon one of the lawns of Elvetham, Hants. JOHN LANE THE BODLEY LTD., VIGO ST., W. i Veterinary lib-^^Tufts School of Vv; ..- ^, 200 Westboro Rd. North Grafton. MA O^^^S. V, •^ s 1^ THE COACHING ERA BY VIOLET A. WILSON WITH FIFTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS FROMOLD PICTURES AND PRINTS NEW YORK E. P. BUTTON & COMPANY 68i FIFTH AVENUE MADE AND PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN BV MORRISON AND GIBB LTD., EDINBURGH CONTENTS CHAPTER I Early Coaches ...... PAGE1 II Stage-Coaches i6 III Mail-Coaches .... . • 31 IV Coachmen ...... 44 V Guards ....... 69 VI Coaching Competition .... . 85 VII Coach Proprietors ..... 104 VIII Down the Road ..... 114 IX The Travellers Oracle . 139 X The Coach as News-Bearer . 151 XI Highwaymen ...... 162 XII The Amateurs ..... . 178 XIII Accidents ...... 196 XIV Travellers Experiences .... 210 XV Two Foreigners on Coaching . 227 XVI The Coming of the Railway . 241 Index . 2Ci: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS In Co/our An Early Stage-Coach ....By J. C. IBBETSON (1792) Mail-Coach going DownhillBy J. Pollard Mail-Coach in a Snow-DriftBy J. Pollard Stage-Coach and Opposition Coach in SightBy J. Pollard A Stage-Coach ...... By M. E. The Norcoachingera00wils
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