Project Gutenberg 2013-06-15 Public domain in the USA. 178 Hunt, Leigh 1784 1859 Hunt, James Henry Leigh Hardy, Paul 1862 1942 Hardy, David Paul Frederick Coaches and Coaching Produced by Chris Curnow, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Coaches and Coaching" by Leigh Hunt is a reflective and whimsical exploration of various types of carriages and the experiences associated with travel by coach, written during the early 19th century. This book serves as a celebration of the joys and peculiarities of transportation in a time when horse-drawn coaches were a primary mode of travel. Hunt delves into the nuances of different vehicles such as mail coaches, post chaises, and hackney coaches, providing both a historical context and personal anecdotes that encapsulate the essence of travel during that era. In "Coaches and Coaching," Leigh Hunt vividly portrays the charm and humor of road travel, blending his love for literature with his observations of the social dynamics involved in coach rides. He reflects on the character of coachmen, the camaraderie among passengers, and the unique experiences borne from journeys taken in various types of carriages. The narrative is interspersed with poetry and anecdotes that highlight the emotional and social aspects of travel, as well as the realities of the transportation system of the time. Through whimsical commentary, Hunt allows readers to appreciate the simple joys and occasional trials that came with a ride in a coach, elevating the mundane into the realm of philosophical reflection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42948/42948-h/images/cover.jpg en Coaching (Transportation) Carriages and carts Coach horses PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General 96204 96216 2024-09-18T06:01:20.277667 2023-09-18T14:18:51.315550 text/html text/html 93798 2013-06-14T18:58:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 824938 2013-06-14T18:58:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 839841 2024-09-18T06:01:23.791683 application/epub+zip 839707 2024-09-18T06:01:21.011656 application/epub+zip 105630 2024-09-18T06:01:20.632672 application/epub+zip 882438 2024-09-18T06:01:25.955644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 868590 2024-09-18T06:01:23.086644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135937 2022-09-19T15:29:30.048947 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78282 78087 2024-09-18T06:01:19.954662 2023-09-18T14:18:51.080540 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 78098 2013-06-14T18:58:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 31867 2013-06-14T18:58:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 78089 2013-06-14T18:58:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31846 2013-06-14T18:58:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21102 2024-09-18T06:01:26.117630 application/rdf+xml 29670 2024-09-18T06:01:20.723667 image/jpeg 4506 2024-09-18T06:01:20.676665 image/jpeg 825548 2024-09-18T06:01:20.320694 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia