A North Devon Village Nellie J Drake book by Nellie J Drake Lapford

Nellie J Drake

Verlag: Wessex Press Taunton

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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Very rare 1st edition. Pages in good condition. Some light tanning and marking due to age but pages are bright. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book. About the book >.>.> During the last hundred years many changes have taken place in the rural life of England. About the middle of the nineteenth century the railways came, and many a village that had slept peace- fully since the time of Elizabeth or even before, was galvanised into life. But this was only the beginning. Fifty years later the motor engine made its appearance and after much experimentation it has progressed so far towards perfection that with its many uses and abuses it has come, now in 1950, to dominate completely the country scene. It may be said with truth that this revolution in transport, by taking country people to town and townspeople to the country, has been instrumental in bringing about a uniformity that has changed, superficially, at least, the face of Britain. I say, superficially, because in dress and manners we have become so much alike that it is no longer possible to differentiate in a crowd between townspeople. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers Batch-FM400-G-9345

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Verlag: Wessex Press Taunton

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

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