A charming collection of poetry, prose and paintings describing country life over the last 250 years. Taken from magazines and books of the period, it contains delightful cameos of village life with its gossip, its colourful characters and those diverse yet equally vital establishments, the village church and the village pub. A fine collection of paintings, some by well loved artists like Turner, others by lesser known but no less interesting artists like William Inchbold, Samuel Palmer and John Linnell and aptly chosed period photographs and engravings complete this splendid portrayal of the country as it used to be....