A Cotswold Village
A Cotswold Village J. Arthur Gibbs The Project Gutenberg EBook of A Cotswold Village, by J. Arthur Gibbs This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: A Cotswold Village Author: J. Arthur Gibbs Release Date: February 19, 2004 [EBook #11160] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A COTSWOLD VILLAGE *** Produced by Dave Morgan, Charlie Kirschner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. [Illustration: _Photo, W. Shawncross, Guildford_.] [_Frontispiece_. J. ARTHUR GIBBS.] A COTSWOLD VILLAGE OR COUNTRY LIFE AND PURSUITS IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE BY J. ARTHUR GIBBS "Go, little booke; God send thee good passage, And specially let this be thy prayere Unto them all that thee will read or hear, Where thou art wrong after their help to call, Thee to correct in any part or all." GEOFFREY CHAUCER. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS 1918 PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION Before the third edition of this work had been published the author passed away, from sudden failure of the heart, at the early age of thirty-one. Two or three biographical notices, written by those who highly appreciated him and who deeply mourn his loss, have already appeared in the newspapers; and I therefore wish to add only a few words about one whose kind smile of welcome will greet us no more in this life. Joseph Arthur Gibbs was one of those rare natures who combine a love of outdoor life, cricket and sport of every kind, with a refined and scholarly taste for literature.
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