An Old Coachman’s Chatter, with Some Practical Remarks on Driving

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An Old Coachman’s Chatter, with Some Practical Remarks on Driving by Edward Corbett.

Contents

• AN OLD COACHMAN'S CHATTER WITH SOME Practical Remarks on Driving.6
• CONTENTS.8
• LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS11
• INTRODUCTION.13
• CHAPTER I. THE ROYAL MAILS.18
• CHAPTER II. THE ROYAL MAILS (continued).29
• CHAPTER III. ACCIDENTS.44
• CHAPTER IV. COMBATING WITH SNOW, FOGS, AND FLOODS.56
• CHAPTER V. NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN.62
• CHAPTER VI. HORSES.65
• CHAPTER VII. THE ROADS.75
• CHAPTER VIII. A SCIENTIFIC CHAPTER.80
• CHAPTER IX. A NOTE ON THE HORN.90
• CHAPTER X. THE HOLYHEAD ROAD.94
• CHAPTER XI. THE BRIGHTON ROAD.104
• CHAPTER XII. EARLY DAYS.111
• CHAPTER XIII. OLD TIMES.118
• CHAPTER XIV. COACHMEN: WHERE DID THEY COME FROM?123
• CHAPTER XV. GUARDS.134
• CHAPTER XVI. WHERE DID THEY ALL GO TO?138
• CHAPTER XVII. SOME CHARACTERS.141
• CHAPTER XVIII. MONOTONY.147
• CHAPTER XIX. TANDEM.150
• CHAPTER XX. THE CONVICT SHIP.159
• CHAPTER XXI. DRIVING.167
• CHAPTER XXII. DRIVING.180
• CHAPTER XXIII. THE END OF THE JOURNEY.198
• [APPENDIX.]204
• THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE235

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