TALES OF A DEVON VILLAGE. By Henry Williamson.
1945 1st edition. 8vo (127 x 190mm). Pp224. Green cloth.
Material previously published in The Village Book, and The Labouring Life, reworked in the light of the author's later experience. Chapters include: The badger dig; The darkening of the doorway; The well; The mystery of a damp cottage; An old-world courting; A village David and Goliath; The old cob cottage; The Ackymals; Billy Goldsworthy's barn; P.C. Bullcornworthy; Cemetery or burial ground?; Billy Goldsworthy's cow; The Zeale brothers; The linhay on the downs; The fox in the moonlight.
Material previously published in The Village Book, and The Labouring Life, reworked in the light of the author's later experience. Chapters include: The badger dig; The darkening of the doorway; The well; The mystery of a damp cottage; An old-world courting; A village David and Goliath; The old cob cottage; The Ackymals; Billy Goldsworthy's barn; P.C. Bullcornworthy; Cemetery or burial ground?; Billy Goldsworthy's cow; The Zeale brothers; The linhay on the downs; The fox in the moonlight.
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51368
| Author | Williamson (Henry William). (1895-1977). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 51368 |
| ISBN | No ISBN. |
| Book Description | Cloth slightly faded, edges and end-papers browned. Good-plus in poor price-clipped dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1945 |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber. |
| Place | London. |