FINALLY... after months and months off scurrying down endless rabbit holes and the diligent study of an extraordinary amount of research material, I can proudly reveal the publication of The Horse: An Historical Author's and Reader's Guide, Volumes II and III, which in the e-book are one volume. Two for the price of One!
Companions to The Horse: An Historical
Author’s And Reader’s Guide Volume I, Volumes II and III are mainly aimed at those interested in the
Georgian/Regency era, although they also cover a wider historical period. The series of volumes offer a fascinating
journey through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, being packed with
information vital to the historical author and of interest to any reader with a
passion for horses. Bowling along the major routes, past picturesque coaching
inns, we visit racecourses and other places of pleasure whilst meeting a rogue
or two along the way.
This book (two paperback volumes will be available in due course) will give the reader an insight into the way horses were treated, regarded and employed for both travel and pleasure, covering driving history and methods; harness; carriages and coaches; the arrival of the postal service; the major London inns, the main mail roads leading from the capital and the inns which sprang up along them.
I hope authors and readers everywhere will find the series not only useful but also entertaining and informative. Enjoy!
Heather
