Project Gutenberg 2015-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 99 Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine) 1834 1924 Baring-Gould, Sabine Gould, Sabine Baring Gould, S. Baring Bedford, F. D. 1864 1954 Bedford, Francis Donkin Bedford, Francis D. Masey, Francis Edward 1861 1912 Masey, F. Parkinson, William, active 1883-1895 Parkinson, W. (William) 2012660512 Old Country Life Produced by Chris Curnow, Chris Jordan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Old Country Life" by S. Baring-Gould is a reflective account on the social transformation of rural England written in the late 19th century. The text explores the decline of traditional country families and their estates, drawing parallels between England and the histories of nobility in Germany and France. The work emphasizes the vital role of the squirearchy in rural communities, highlighting their connection to the land and the people. The opening of the text introduces a meditation on the fate of country houses and the gentry in England, posing a question about the future of these ancestral homes. It contrasts the once-thriving local families, outlining how many have diminished or disappeared over generations, leading to a loss of community connection. Baring-Gould illustrates this decline with historical examples, emphasizing the social ramifications of the nobility's shift towards urban living and the resulting loneliness within the countryside. Through a blend of personal anecdote and historical observation, the narrative sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the interaction between heritage and contemporary society in rural England. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Country life -- England England -- Social life and customs Gentry -- England DA Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British 488417 488433 2024-09-20T09:18:52.034047 2023-09-21T06:05:37.241616 text/html text/html 489956 2015-03-18T15:51:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 5487218 2015-03-18T15:57:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 5484464 2024-09-20T09:19:02.080975 application/epub+zip 5480688 2024-09-20T09:18:54.025046 application/epub+zip 261752 2024-09-20T09:18:53.039059 application/epub+zip 5597975 2024-09-20T09:19:07.628957 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4847309 2024-09-20T09:19:00.943979 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345767 2022-09-22T04:59:41.784082 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403464 403261 2024-09-20T09:18:50.466054 2023-09-21T06:05:34.826642 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 403411 2015-03-18T15:51:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 158853 2015-03-18T15:57:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20087 2024-09-20T09:19:07.797934 application/rdf+xml 22846 2024-09-20T09:18:53.160020 image/jpeg 3701 2024-09-20T09:18:53.098040 image/jpeg 5541274 2024-09-20T09:18:52.334021 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