THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF R.S. HAWKER (SOMETIME VICAR OF MORWENSTOW)
Written by C.E. Byles
Illustrated by J. Ley Pethybridge
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head
in 1905
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THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF R.S. HAWKER (SOMETIME VICAR OF MORWENSTOW)
Written by C.E. Byles.
Illustrated by J. Ley Pethybridge.
Stock no. 1831152
1st.
1905.
Hardback.
Almost very good condition.
A biography written by Hawker's son-in-law, Charles Edward Byles, about the life of Robert Stephen Hawker, a prominent English clergyman and poet who served as the vicar of Morwenstow in Cornwall for over 40 years. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. xxviii and 689 pages including index. Top edge gilt. Spine faded. Light fading to edges of boards. A few marks to boards. Corners lightly bumped. Text block browned. A few foxspots present but generally contents are very nice.
Front cover
Contents
- CHAPTER I
- 1803-1822 - BOYHOOD
- CHAPTER II
- 1823-1825 - OXFORD AND MARRIAGE
- CHAPTER III
- THE TRELAWNY BALLAD
- CHAPTER IV
- 1825-1834 - 'POMPEII' - ORDINATION - NORTH TAMERTON-MORWENSTOW
- CHAPTER V
- 1834 - THE PARISH OF MORWENSTOW
- CHAPTER VI
- THE PARISHIONERS OF MORWENSTOW
- CHAPTER VII
- 1835-1837 - THE MAKING OF MORWENSTOW - THE VICARAGE - THE SCHOOL - COOMBE BRIDGE
- CHAPTER VIII
- THE VICAR - I. - DRESS - STATIONERY - SEALS - HOSPITALITY - WIT - SUPERSTITION - OPIUM
- II - LOVE OF BIRDS AND ANIMALS - FARMING - CHARITY
- CHAPTER IX
- HAWKER AS A CHURCHMAN - VIEWS ON SCIENCE AND RELIGION - HIS PREACHING - IDEAS OF BAPTISM - EPITAPHS - CHURCH SERVICES - RELATIONS WITH DISSENTERS
- CHAPTER X
- 1842-3 - WRECKS - THE 'CALEDONIA - THE 'PHOENIX' - THE ALONZO
- CHAPTER XI
- 1843-1848 - LAWSUIT WITH SIR JOHN BULLER - HARVEST THANKSGIVINGS - RURAL SYNODS - OFFERTORY - CONTROVERSIAL LETTERS - 'THE FIELD OF REPHIDIM' - THE PRIEST OF BALDHU
- CHAPTER XII
- 1848 - TENNYSON AT MORWENSTOW
- CHAPTER XIII
- 1848-1852 - A CHARACTERISTIC ADVERTISEMENT - THE SELLON CONTROVERSY - GRETSER - THE LETTERS BEGIN - THE GORHAM JUDGEMENT - HAWKER BECOMES CURATE OF WELCOMBE - LETTERS TO HIS BROTHER CLAUD AND REV. W.D. ANDERSON - THE ROMAN HIERARCHY - THE POPE AND WESLEY - RELIGIOUS RIOTS IN CORNWALL
- CHAPTER XIV
- 1852-1855 - WRECK OF THE 'PRIMROSE' - LETTERS TO RICHAD TWINING AND MISS LOUISA TWINING - "THE ARISEN DEAD" - LETTERS TO SIR THOMAS ACLAND , REV W WADDON MARTYN, REV. W. WEST, DR LEE, AND REV. WD ANDERSON - "A VILE REBELLION" - A VISION - THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - ST. THOMAS AQUINAS - "JOHN MILTON": THAT PURITAN THIEF" - "A BLASPHEMING SMITHERY" - DISCOVERY OF PISCINA - A VERY RURAL DEAN - A VILLAGE COBDEN - "A PRECIOUS PIECE OF POPERY"
- CHAPTER XV
- LITERARY WORK. 1852-1862 - CONTRIBUTIONS TO 'HOUSEHOLD WORDS' - 'WILLIS'S CURRENT NOTES' - ARSCOTT OF TETCOTT - NUMYNE - BAAL-ZEPHON - RUDIS INDIGESTGAQUE MOLES - MUSICAL YOUNG LADIES - SIR BEVILLE - AN AUDACIOUS PLAGIARISM - TRE, POL AND PEN - TABOOED BY 'TGHE TIMES'
- CHAPTER XVI
- LETTERS TO MRS WATSON 1855 - 1962 - CRIMEAN WAR - NAPOLEON III - A SON OR DR. ARNOLD AT MORWENSTOW - AN EPITAPH - PLYMOUTH BRETHREN - SPURGEON - THE INDIAN MUTINY - A WRECK - DEATH OF A WRECKER - LORD HARROWBY AT MORWENSTOW - ' THE GREAT EASTERN' - THE VERA EFFIGIES - THE COMET OF 1961 - AMERICAN CIVIL WAR - DEATH OF PRINCE ALBERT -
- CHAPTER XVII
- 1856-1862 - LETTERS TO J.G. GODWIN - DEAN COWIE - THE POET OF CORNWALL - THE DEMON'S AUTOGRAPH - THE SPASM OF THE GANGLIONS - A REPUGNANT NOSE - THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT
- CHAPTER XVIII
- WRECK AND DESOLATION - LOSS OF THE BENCOOLEN - 'A CROON ON HENNACLIFF - DEAHT OF MRS HAWKER
- CHAPTER XIX
- 1863-'THE QUEST OF THE SANGRAAL' - THE EARL OF CARLISLE AT MORWENSTOW - SKETCHES THE VICAR ON CLOVELLY QUAY - HORATIO WALPOLE CALLS - MISS LEBJINCKSKI - A LUCKY SPECULATION OF SIR GALAHAD - THE DEMON BIRD - LETTER TO THE QUEEN - AN UTTER DONKEY - LETTER FROM CARDINAL WISEMAN - ICHABOD
- CHAPTER XX
- 1863-4 - WRECK OF THE MARGARET QUAYLE - BRAIN FEVER - VISIT TO BOSCASTLE - JOHNNY VALENTINE
- CHAPTER XXI
- 1863-4 THE VICAR'S LONELINESS - DEATH OF THACKERAY - THE VICAR HAS BRAIN FEVER - GARIBALDI - NEWMAN AND KINGSLEY - JEUNE MADE A BISHOP - HIS BLUE SWALLOWTAIL - DARWIN AND LYELL
- CHAPTER XXII
- SECOND MARRIAGE - 1864
- CHAPTER XXIII
- 1864-1868 - COLENSO AND THE CHURCH - POLITICS - MR GLADSTONE'S SPEECHES - ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN - BIRTHS OF HIS CHILDREN - CATTLE PLAGUE - ECCE HOMO - A WHALE AT MORWENSTOW - WRECK OF THE JUENE JOSEPH - ABYSSINIAN WAR - IRISH DISESTABLISHMENT
- CHAPTER XXIV
- 1868-1870 - CORNISH BALLADS - LETTERS FROM FROUD - WRECK OF THE AVONNORE- BISHOP TEMPLE - ARCHBISHOP TAIT - FOOTPRINTS - THE VICAR PHOTOGRAPHED
- CHAPTER XXV
- 1870-1974 - OCCASIONAL VERSES - AURORA - AUSTIN DOBSON - MR SPENDER'S REMINISCENCES - THE BISHOP OF LONDON AT MORWENSTOW - PRAYER FOR THE PRINCE OF WALES - A GREAT STORM - LETTER TO H SEWELL STOKES - REV JOHN RAWLINS
- CHAPTER XXVI
- 1874 - VISIT TO LONDON - HAWKER AT THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT - AT THE ZOO - AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY - LETTERS TO DR LEE - LAMBETH - PREACHES AT MATTHIAS, BROMPTON - LETTER FROM LONGFELLOW
- CHAPTER XXVII
- 1874-5 - REV JF CHANTER'S REMINISCENCES - MATTHEW ARNOLD'S BROTHER AT MORWENSTOW - TAIT'S BAPTISM - A CANTICLE FOR CHRISTMAS - LETTERS FROM MANNING AND NEWMAN - PSALMUS CANTICI - THE NEW CURATE - MY MIND! ITS GONE
- CHAPTER XXVIII
- 1875 - THE LAST JOURNEY
- CHAPTER XXIX
- SECESSIONAL
- CHAPTER XXX
- CONCLUSION
- APPENICES
- INDEX