Project Gutenberg 2014-08-28 Public domain in the USA. 591 Harper, Charles G. (Charles George) 1863 1943 Harper, C. G. The Great North Road, the Old Mail Road to Scotland: London to York This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler "The Great North Road, the Old Mail Road to Scotland: London to York" by Charles G. Harper is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work explores the significance, history, and evolution of the Great North Road, which served as a vital travel route between London and Edinburgh, focusing particularly on its role during the coaching era and its transformation with the advent of motor travel. The opening of the book provides a rich historical context for the Great North Road, highlighting its importance as a thoroughfare and the changes it underwent from a solitary highway to a bustling route frequented by motorists. Harper discusses the original state of travel, emphasizing the dangers and discomforts faced by travelers in earlier centuries. He introduces notable milestones, such as the establishment of mail-coach services and the gradual transition to modern transportation, while also reflecting on the nostalgia surrounding traditional inns and coaching houses that once thrived along the route. This sets the stage for deeper explorations into the evolution of road travel throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Great Britain -- Description and travel England -- Social life and customs A1 Road (England and Scotland) DA Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) 541049 2025-07-18T17:15:09.083369 text/html 533610 2014-10-08T13:45:30 text/html 1875463 2025-07-18T17:15:21.808856 application/epub+zip 1848576 2025-07-18T17:15:11.082856 application/epub+zip 246926 2025-07-18T17:15:10.011370 application/epub+zip 1980013 2025-07-18T17:15:29.272805 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1892165 2025-07-18T17:15:18.866871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337683 2022-09-21T08:42:48.849058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435900 2025-07-18T17:15:07.636399 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 435931 2014-10-08T13:45:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19819 2025-07-18T17:15:29.608794 application/rdf+xml 10475 2025-07-18T17:15:10.130874 image/jpeg 1927 2025-07-18T17:15:10.071866 image/jpeg 169304 2014-10-08T13:49:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 1774247 2014-10-08T13:49:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 1773857 2025-07-18T17:15:09.268380 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