John Deane of Nottingham: Historic Adventures by Land and Sea

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, History, Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book John Deane of Nottingham: Historic Adventures by Land and Sea by William Henry Giles Kingston, Library of Alexandria
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: William Henry Giles Kingston ISBN: 9781465596703
Publisher: Library of Alexandria Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint: Language: English
Author: William Henry Giles Kingston
ISBN: 9781465596703
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint:
Language: English
Romantic Sherwood! Its pristine glories since the days when bold Robin Hood and his merrie men held sway within its borders, and levied taxes from the passers-by, had sadly dwindled even in the year 1696, when our history commences. The woodman’s axe had been busy and the plough had gone over the land, and mansions and homesteads had arisen where once flourished the monarchs of the forest, and the huntsman’s horn had been wont to sound amid sequestered glades; still many a wide stretch of woodland and moorland remained, over which the fallow deer roamed at freedom, and rows of far-spreading trees overhung various by-paths green and narrow winding in all directions, and shaded the king’s highway which ran north to York and south to the ancient and pleasant town of Nottingham. And there were likewise majestic avenues leading to the abodes of nobles and squires, and thick copses and scattered groves, above which rose the hoary giants of ancient days; and by the borders of the streams and rivulets which find their way into the Trent numberless trees had been allowed to stand. Wide strips also of grass-land were to be found running even with the road or between different estates, extending sometimes in an unbroken line for several miles together, with oaks and elms and beeches stretching out their umbrageous branches to meet from either side, and preserving by their shade the soft velvet of the turf even during the heats of summer.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Romantic Sherwood! Its pristine glories since the days when bold Robin Hood and his merrie men held sway within its borders, and levied taxes from the passers-by, had sadly dwindled even in the year 1696, when our history commences. The woodman’s axe had been busy and the plough had gone over the land, and mansions and homesteads had arisen where once flourished the monarchs of the forest, and the huntsman’s horn had been wont to sound amid sequestered glades; still many a wide stretch of woodland and moorland remained, over which the fallow deer roamed at freedom, and rows of far-spreading trees overhung various by-paths green and narrow winding in all directions, and shaded the king’s highway which ran north to York and south to the ancient and pleasant town of Nottingham. And there were likewise majestic avenues leading to the abodes of nobles and squires, and thick copses and scattered groves, above which rose the hoary giants of ancient days; and by the borders of the streams and rivulets which find their way into the Trent numberless trees had been allowed to stand. Wide strips also of grass-land were to be found running even with the road or between different estates, extending sometimes in an unbroken line for several miles together, with oaks and elms and beeches stretching out their umbrageous branches to meet from either side, and preserving by their shade the soft velvet of the turf even during the heats of summer.

More books from Library of Alexandria

Cover of the book Nix's Mate: An Historical Romance of America (Complete) by William Henry Giles Kingston
Cover of the book The State of the Dead and the Destiny of the Wicked by William Henry Giles Kingston
Cover of the book Mediaeval Heresy and the Inquisition by William Henry Giles Kingston
Cover of the book The Love Story of Abner Stone by William Henry Giles Kingston
Cover of the book Creatures That Once Were Men by William Henry Giles Kingston
Cover of the book Red Cloud, The Solitary Sioux: A Story of the Great Plains by William Henry Giles Kingston
Cover of the book Senator North by William Henry Giles Kingston
Cover of the book Love Among The Lions: A Matrimonial Experience by William Henry Giles Kingston
Cover of the book A Senhora Rattazzi by William Henry Giles Kingston
Cover of the book Priests, Women and Families by William Henry Giles Kingston
Cover of the book Wit, Humor, Reason, Rhetoric, Prose, Poetry and Story Woven Into Eight Popular Lectures by William Henry Giles Kingston
Cover of the book Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia by William Henry Giles Kingston
Cover of the book Peter Parley's Tales About America and Australia by William Henry Giles Kingston
Cover of the book The Last Tenant by William Henry Giles Kingston
Cover of the book A Life's Eclipse by William Henry Giles Kingston
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy