XIV FLORIDA (continued 2)

Professor of Anthropology in the Academy at Rome.

Translated by Mrs. Philip Gibbs.

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This book, which has made a tremendous stir upon the Continent, traces the study of Hypnotism and Spiritism from the earliest ages to the present day, and defines the future of the science and its probable bearing upon national life.

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The Old Inns of Old England

A Picturesque Account of the Ancient

and Storied Hostelries of our own

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Principal Chapters: General History of Inns—Pilgrims’ Inns and Monastic Hostels—Inns in Literature—Pickwickian Inns—Dickensian Inns—Inns of Old Romance—Rural Inns—Inns with Relics and Curiosities—Rhymes and Inscriptions—Visitors’ Books—Innkeepers’ Epitaphs—Signs Painted by Artists—Queer Signs in Quaint Places—Historic Inns—Highwaymen’s Inns—The Highest Inns in England—Ingle-Nooks—Inns Retired from Business.

It is somewhat singular that no book has hitherto been published dealing either largely or exclusively with inns and their story. This vacant niche in the literature of the road is filled by the present volumes, the latest in the series of works on the Historic Roads of England, and the literature of travel in general, written by Mr. Charles G. Harper, and intended eventually to comprise every aspect of our ancient highways, and the life upon them in days of yore. It is believed that, while, of necessity, not every picturesque inn could be mentioned or illustrated in two large volumes, a fully representative set has been included.

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His Social and Economic Value.

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ARTISTS REPRESENTED.

George Cruikshank.

Hablot K. Browne (Phiz).

Robert Seymour.

John Leech.

R. W. Buss.

C. R. Leslie, R.A.

Frank Stone, A.R.A.

T. Webster, R.A.

George Cattermole.

Daniel Maclise, R.A.

H. Warren.

Kenny Meadows.

Richard Doyle.

J. Mahony.

E. G. Dalziel.

G. J. Pinwell.

W. Maddox.

J. Absolon.

F. Corbeaux.

Marcus Stone, R.A.

Clarkson Stonefield, R.A.

Samuel Palmer.

F. W. Topham.

Sir Edwin Landseer, R.A.

Sir John Tenniel, R.A.

Fred. Walker.

Arthur Boyd Houghton.

W. P. Frith, R.A.

F. A. Fraser.

H. French.

Townley Green.

Charles Green.

Sir Luke Fildes, R.A.

Charles Alston Collins.

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TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

Silently corrected obvious typographical errors and variations in spelling.

Retained archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings as printed.