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Nature, Gardens & Animals
Old Sports and Sportsmen; or, the Willey Country
John Randall
162 pages~3 hr 14 min read30 chapters$4.99
John Randall digs into the old forests of Shropshire, from Morfe and Shirlot to the royal chase of the Wrekin, tracing the sports, squires and foresters of the Willey country. History, folklore and field pursuits braid together across the centuries. A deep look at one green corner of England. Ride the ancient hunting grounds with a local chronicler.
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Inside this book
30 chapters
- 1OLD SPORTS AND SPORTSMEN
- 2PREFACE.
- 3CONTENTS.
- 4LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
- 5INTRODUCTION.
- 6CHAPTER I. THE MARSH AND FOREST PERIODS.
- 7CHAPTER II. MORFE FOREST.
- 8CHAPTER III. ROYAL CHASE OF SHIRLOT.
- 9CHAPTER IV. THE WREKIN FOREST AND THE FORESTERS.
- 10CHAPTER V. WILLEY.
- 11CHAPTER VI. THE WILLEY SQUIRE.
- 12CHAPTER VII. THE WILLEY KENNELS.
- 13CHAPTER VIII. THE WILLEY LONG RUNS.
- 14CHAPTER IX. BACHELOR’S HALL.
- 15CHAPTER X. THE WILLEY RECTOR, AND OTHER OF THE SQUIRE’S FRIENDS.
- 16CHAPTER, XI. THE WILLEY WHIPPER-IN.
- 17CHAPTER XII. SUCCESS OF THE SONG.
- 18CHAPTER XIII. THE WILLEY SQUIRE MEMBER FOR WENLOCK.
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