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ph1lb's review
3.0
Facey Romfords hounds.
This took me a while to finish but it is a vision into the past that is much lighter hearted than Dickens but still appears realistic.
There is not a lot of story to this but there is a lot of description of the various characters that Facey Romford and Lucy Sponge encounter during their hunts. Fox hunting is described in detail as are the peculiarities of several horses that they ride. Few of the characters are entirely honest and Facey (Frank) Romford takes full advantage of having the same name as a wealthy Romford.
Surtees also comments about how the new railways have changed various towns and how people travel. The coloured illustrations set the various scenes beautifully, although they don't always appear in the right part of the story.
This took me a while to finish but it is a vision into the past that is much lighter hearted than Dickens but still appears realistic.
There is not a lot of story to this but there is a lot of description of the various characters that Facey Romford and Lucy Sponge encounter during their hunts. Fox hunting is described in detail as are the peculiarities of several horses that they ride. Few of the characters are entirely honest and Facey (Frank) Romford takes full advantage of having the same name as a wealthy Romford.
Surtees also comments about how the new railways have changed various towns and how people travel. The coloured illustrations set the various scenes beautifully, although they don't always appear in the right part of the story.
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