Project Gutenberg 2013-06-15 Public domain in the USA. 174 Hunt, Leigh 1784 1859 Hunt, James Henry Leigh Hardy, Paul 1862 1942 Hardy, David Paul Frederick Coaches and Coaching Produced by Chris Curnow, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Coaches and Coaching" by Leigh Hunt is a reflective and whimsical exploration of various types of carriages and the experiences associated with travel by coach, written during the early 19th century. This book serves as a celebration of the joys and peculiarities of transportation in a time when horse-drawn coaches were a primary mode of travel. Hunt delves into the nuances of different vehicles such as mail coaches, post chaises, and hackney coaches, providing both a historical context and personal anecdotes that encapsulate the essence of travel during that era. In "Coaches and Coaching," Leigh Hunt vividly portrays the charm and humor of road travel, blending his love for literature with his observations of the social dynamics involved in coach rides. He reflects on the character of coachmen, the camaraderie among passengers, and the unique experiences borne from journeys taken in various types of carriages. The narrative is interspersed with poetry and anecdotes that highlight the emotional and social aspects of travel, as well as the realities of the transportation system of the time. Through whimsical commentary, Hunt allows readers to appreciate the simple joys and occasional trials that came with a ride in a coach, elevating the mundane into the realm of philosophical reflection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42948/42948-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 74.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Coaching (Transportation) Carriages and carts Coach horses PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Category: Humour Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Travel Writing Category: British Literature 96384 2025-06-17T11:09:19.587454 text/html 93798 2013-06-14T18:58:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 839912 2025-06-17T11:09:22.866495 application/epub+zip 839533 2025-06-17T11:09:20.369456 application/epub+zip 105548 2025-06-17T11:09:19.978549 application/epub+zip 882372 2025-06-17T11:09:24.679464 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 868672 2025-06-17T11:09:22.286489 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135937 2022-09-19T15:29:30.048947 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78087 2023-09-18T14:18:51.080540 text/plain 16909 2025-06-17T11:09:24.838498 application/rdf+xml 29670 2025-06-17T11:09:20.061477 image/jpeg 4506 2025-06-17T11:09:20.020465 image/jpeg 825469 2025-06-17T11:09:19.640525 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia