Our Old Home (Volume 2); Annotated with Passages from the Author's Notebook

A grey English morning, mist curling through ancient lanes, sets the stage for a keen observer's wanderings among the customs and curiosities of Victorian Britain. In this evocative nineteenth century travel writing, the author's American sensibility meets the layered traditions of England, recording encounters and impressions with a rare blend of distance and intimacy. Each essay unfolds as a quiet meditation on English social customs, from the reserved warmth of village life to the subtle...