A Canterbury Pilgrimage E-Book

Joseph Pennell

• Herausgeber: Booksell-Verlag
• Kategorie: Gesellschafts- und Liebesromane
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2019

Beschreibung

In 'A Canterbury Pilgrimage,' Joseph and Elizabeth Robins Pennell curate an evocative anthology that intricately weaves together travel narratives, personal reflections, and historical insights. This collection journeys beyond the mere act of traversing the English countryside, elevating travel into a profound exploration of cultural and spiritual landmarks reminiscent of Chaucer's famed pilgrimage. The anthology captures the beauty and diversity of literary styles, from poetic prose to vivid sketches, providing readers with a tapestry of experiences and reflections. Among the standout pieces are those that masterfully juxtapose ancient settings with modern sensibilities, inviting readers to re-imagine time-honored destinations through fresh perspectives. The Pennells, with their rich backgrounds as authors and artists in the late 19th century, bring together voices that represent a robust engagement with the socio-cultural movements of their time. The anthology benefits from their collective expertise, rooted in an era characterized by both industrial advancements and a nostalgic yearning for the pastoral past. It aligns with the broader Arts and Crafts and Aesthetic movements, drawing upon the period's fascination with the picturesque and the authentic. Their selections encapsulate a harmonious blending of reverence for historical journeys and an innovative portrayal of contemporary itineraries. 'A Canterbury Pilgrimage' offers readers a unique chance to explore a kaleidoscope of experiences within a single volume. This carefully assembled collection is not only a literary journey through England but also an intellectual voyage through the dialogues of past and present, tradition and innovation. Scholars, enthusiasts of cultural history, and those with a penchant for travel literature will find immense value in its pages, providing both insightful reflections and enriching educational content. Engage with this anthology to experience the depth and diversity it so elegantly presents.

Leseprobe

Elizabeth Robins Pennell, Joseph Pennell

A Canterbury Pilgrimage

Published by Good Press, 2022

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EAN 4057664563576

Table of Contents

First Day

Second Day

Third Day

First Day

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Folk do go on Pilgrimage through Kent.

A CANTERBURY PILGRIMAGE

It was towards the end of August, when a hot sun was softening the asphalt in the dusty streets of London, and ripening the hops in the pleasant land of Kent, that we went on pilgrimage to Canterbury. Ours was no ordinary journey by rail, which is the way latter-day pilgrims mostly travel. No. What we wanted was in all reverence to follow, as far as it was possible, the road taken by the famous company of bygone days, setting out from the hostelrie where these lordings lay one night and held counsel, making stations by the way at the few places they mention by name, and ending it, as they did, at the shrine of the ‘holy, blissful martyr,’ in the Canterbury Cathedral. How better could this be done than by riding over the ground made sacred by them on our tricycle?

And so it came to pass that one close, foggy morning, we strapped our bags to our machine and wheeled out of Russell Square before any one was stirring but the policeman, making his last rounds and trying door after door. Down Holborn and past Staples’ Inn, very grey and venerable in the pale light, and where the facetious driver of a donkey-cart tried to race us; past the now silent and deserted cloisters of Christ’s Hospital, and under Bow Bells in Cheapside; past the Monument of the famous fire, and over London Bridge, where the mist was heavy on the river and the barges showed spectre-like through it, and where hucksters greeted us after their fashion, one crying, ‘Go in, hind one! I bet on you. You’ll catch up if you try hard enough!’ and another, ‘How are you there, up in the second story?’ A short way up the Borough High Street, from which we had a glimpse of the old red roof and balustraded galleries of the ‘White Hart;’ and then we were at the corner where the ‘Tabard’ ought to be. This was to have been our starting-point; but how, it suddenly occurred to us for the first time, could we start from nothing? If ours had no beginning, would it be a genuine pilgrimage? This was a serious difficulty at the very outset. But our enthusiasm was fresh. We looked up at the old sign of ‘Ye Old Tabard,’ hanging from the third story of the tall brick building which has replaced Chaucer’s Inn. Here, at least, was something substantial. And we rode on with what good cheer we could.

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