Timeline
Lifetime:
1840 -
1908
Passed: ≈
116 years ago
Title
Writer
Country/Nationality
Alfred Pretor
Books by Alfred Pretor
Ronald And I; Or Studies From Life
Non-Fiction
Essays
Nostalgia
Countryside
Rural Life
Local history
Community
Late 19th Century
Traditions
English Countryside
Social Customs
English village life
Village society
Village characters
This collection of essays offers a glimpse into English village life in the late 19th century. Alfred Pretor, an English Cambridge don and classicist, provides a detailed and affectionate portrait of the people, customs, and traditions of his rural c...