Old-Time Coaching Roads To York Through England
A fragmented memory piece notes two main routes to York from London area coaching inns. The Ware route via Ware and the Hick’s Fail route via Bar net both converge near Alconbury Hill in Huntingdonshire. The Ware line reportedly covers more distance. The writer contrasts modern travel to York with ancestors waking early for the six oclock start, pondering the spirit of past ghostly expeditions, and signals a Regent journey beginning at six forty from the George and Blue Boar.
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York
Shoreditch
Ware
Hick’s Fail
Barnet
Alconbury ‘Hill
Huntingdonshire
King’s Crees
Wuestars
Stamford
George Sind
Frantic London Coach Ride Through Night Streets
A vivid account follows the Stamford Regent on a late night from Holborn to Smithfield. The narrator describes Leis driving by Tom Heanesy, the ghostly street scenes, cattle in the lanes, and the clamorous ostlers as the horse coach barrels toward Islington amid telegraphed rivalries and old railway station walls.
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Cowd Yard
Holborn
Percillans
Bat
Leis
Hormer
Cow Lane
Smithfeld
Stamford
Smithfield
Haluam
Jessler
Islington
York Hiewfyor
Hin
York Express
Stamford Repent
Rockinpuaw
Vittorse
Ali
Rovkis
von Iusdret
Secont
Meester
Mhmater
Except When the Wife Wants Money for a New Wrap
A couple exchanges affectionate banter about home life and a recent purchase of a wrapping gown. The husband notes business travel keeps him away, while the wife voices jealousy and devotion. They discuss a new wrap from Bon Marche and a potential Madame Francois sewing arrangement before parting as the husband departs to a lodge meeting.
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Mamie Dear
Mamie Dour
Charlie
Doc
Christina
Mamie
Madame Francois
Mary
Folabout
Granis
Feminine Arithmetic Arlo Bates Relates a Publishing Quip
In a tale from the Book Buyer Arlo Bates recalls a young woman who offered a manuscript to a publisher for a fifty cent series with ten percent royalty. Five coauthors claimed twenty five cents total, prompting a humorous math debate about split royalties and profitability. The publisher rejected the idea, noting the risk to profits if many authors shared the gain.
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Arlo Bates
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