Name: THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF R.S. HAWKER (SOMETIME VICAR OF MORWENSTOW)
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THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF R.S. HAWKER (SOMETIME VICAR OF MORWENSTOW)

by C.E. Byles

Illustrated by J. Ley Pethybridge

Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st. 1905

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.

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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