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A sequence of travel essays and sketches that record personal impressions of towns, cities, cathedrals, castles, and coastal districts across England. The pieces combine close architectural and topographical description with anecdote and atmospheric observation, attending to weather, street life, interiors, and local custom. The writer balances historical associations with immediate sensory detail, moving between brisk reportage and contemplative reflection. Individually dated and varying in tone, the short essays form a conversational travelogue that blends criticism, memoir, and meditation on the character of place.

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Title: English Hours

Author: Henry James

Illustrator: Joseph Pennell

Release date: February 22, 2019 [eBook #58938]

Language: English

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Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

ENGLISH HOURS

BY HENRY JAMES

See p. 189

MAGDALEN TOWER, OXFORD