THE

SKETCH BOOK

OF

GEOFFREY CRAYON, Gent.

" I have no wife nor children, good or bad, to provide for. A
mere spectator of other men's fortunes and adventures, and how
they play their parts; which, methinks, are diversely presented unto
me, as from a common theatre or scene."

BURTON.

NEW EDITION.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON:
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE-STREET.

1822. .

18.1.191

LONDON:

PRINTED BY C. ROWORTU, BELL YARD,

TEMPLE BAR.

CONTENTS

TO

VOL. II.

PAGE

:

CHRISTMAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I

The Stage Coach · · · · · · · · · ·

. . . . . 15

CHRISTMAS Eve .............. 29

CHRISTMAS Day . . . . . . . . . . . . .

THE CHRISTMAS DINNER . . . . . . . . . . I

LITTLE BRITAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

STRATFORD-ON-Avon . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Traits of Indian CHARACTER ......... 185

Philip OF POKANOKET . . . . . .

John BULL . . . . . . . . . .

THE PRIDE OF THE VILLAGE. .......

THE ANGLER . .............. 295

THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW . . . . . . . .317 .

L'ENVOY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389

CHRISTMAS.

But is old, old, good old Christmas gone? Nothing but the hair of his good, grey, old head and beard left? Well, I will have that, seeing I cannot have more of him.

Hue and CRY AFTER CHRISTMAS.

VOL. II.