Prompted by an American friend’s complaint that guidebooks mention only churches and manor houses, the authors sort and describe the inns of England: pilgrim hostels, coaching inns, village alehouses and their signs, customs and legends. Fielding and Dickens are called in as witnesses to the life that went on beneath the beams.
An affectionate tour of English hospitality for travellers, historians and anyone fond of an old pub. Download the free EPUB.