Seven English Cities - Paperback

Seven English Cities is a travelogue written by William Dean Howells, an American author and literary critic, in the late 19th century. The book explores seven major cities in England, including London, Oxford, Canterbury, Winchester, Salisbury, Bath, and Bristol. Howells provides detailed descriptions of each city, including its history, architecture, landmarks, and culture. He also shares his personal experiences and observations, making the book a combination of a travel guide and a memoir. The book is written in Howells' signature style, which is characterized by his wit, humor, and keen observation of human nature. Seven English Cities is a fascinating read for anyone interested in travel, history, and culture, and provides a unique perspective on England during the Victorian era.There were small shops in the Bootham, thread-and-needle stores, newspaper stores, and provision stores mainly, which I affected, and there was one united florist's and fruiterer's which I particularly liked because of the conversability of the proprietor. He was a stout man, of a vinous complexion, with what I should call here, where our speech is mostly uncouth, an educated accent, though with few and wandering aspirates in it. Him I visited every morning to buy for my breakfast one of those Spanish melons which they have everywhere in England, and which put our native cantaloupes to shame; and we always fell into a little talk over our transaction of fourpence or sixpence, as the case might be. After I had confided that I was an American, he said one day, ""Ah, the Americans are clever people."" Then he added, ""I hope you won't mind my saying it, sir, but I think their ladies are rather harder than our English ladies, sir.""This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.