Thirty-Five Years in the New Forest

This vintage book contains a detailed account of the author's experiences tending the land of a royal home in Lyndhurst, the New Forest, England. It is a fascinating memoir concerning thirty-five years service which offers the reader an authentic insight into life in the royal village during the nineteenth century, which has been known as the capital of the New Forest since William the Conqueror. Contents include: 'Introduction', 'The Crown and the Commoners', 'The Forest in Danger', 'The Court in Danger', 'The Court of Verderers', 'Making a Start', 'Some Verderers, Old and New', 'My Work, My Staff, And my Chiefs', 'The New forest Deer', 'The King's House', 'Royal Visits', 'Forestry', 'Hunting', etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original test and artwork.