OUR VILLAGE
Written by Mary Russell Mitford, Ronald Blythe
Illustrated by Joan Hassall
Published by Folio Society
in 1997
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
OUR VILLAGE
Written by Mary Russell Mitford, Ronald Blythe.
Illustrated by Joan Hassall.
Stock no. 1830696
1998.
Hardback.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A selection of stories from the original five-volume edition. Introduction by Ronald Blythe. Blue cloth spine with dark green title block and gilt title. Marbled paper boards. B/w wood engravings. Top edge green. xxiii and 422 pages. Second impression. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly scuffed.
Front cover
Contents
- Introduction
- Our Village
- Hannah
- Frost and Thaw
- A Great Farm-House
- Lucy
- The First Primrose
- Violeting
- The Talking Lady
- The Cowslip Ball
- A Country Cricket Match
- Tom Cordery
- An Old Batchelor
- A Village Beau
- The Hard Summer
- Nutting
- The Visit
- A Parting Glance at our Village
- A Walk Through the Village
- The Copse
- Jack Hatch
- The Wood
- A Visit to Lucy
- Doctor Tubb
- The Black Velvet Bag
- The Dell
- The Old House at Aberleigh
- The Old Gipsey
- The Young Gipsey
- A Christmas Party
- The Two Valentines
- A Country Apothecary
- Wheat-Hoeing
- The Chalk-pit
- Whitsun-Eve
- Our Maying
- The Bird-Catcher
- The Mole-Catcher
- Cottage Names
- The Shaw
- Hannah Bint
- The General and His Lady
- Going to the Races
- The China Jug
- Rosedale
- The Fall of the Leaf
- The Two Dolls
- Matthew Shore
- The Rat-Catcher
- The Lost Keys
- Old Master Green
- The Haymakers
- Farewell to our Village