Highways and Byways in Northamptonshire and Rutland

Abstract

PERHAPS no two counties in England have preserved their old-world charm so well as Northamptonshire and Rutland. A great deal of the daily traffic between London and the industrial North and between London and Scotland passes through them without leaving any impress upon their placid existence. Industry has not supplanted agriculture in these two counties; they still retain the characteristics of England of a century or two ago. Mr. Evans has not aimed at writing a guide-book or a complete account of the geography and history of Northamptonshire and Rutland. He leads his readers in rambles through the countryside, dwelling principally in his descriptions on church architecture and historical anecdote. Modern developments find little place in the book, and the scenery and physical features are only lightly touched on. It is a book written by an archaeologist for leisured readers of a like mind to whom Northampton and Rutland are native shires. Judged from that point of view, it is well written and full of interest. More than a hundred drawings by Mr. F. L. Griggs ably illustrate the volume, and there is a well-executed map.

Highways and Byways in Northamptonshire and Rutland.

Herbert A.

Evans

By. With illustrations by Frederick L. Griggs. Pp. xvi + 367 + map. (London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1918.) Price 6s. net.