Road Scrapings: Coaches and Coaching

A blend of practical instruction and anecdotal recollection about stage coaching, offering tips on driving, horse care, team changes, and coach maintenance alongside vivid stories of accidents, robberies, and roadside incidents. The narrative charts a revival of coach travel, sketches notable drivers and guards, and contrasts public and private conveyances at home and on the Continent. Chapters address harness and weight issues, draught animals, inns and commercial-room life, fairs and local customs, and the temperaments and etiquette of those who travel and work on the road, mixing technical advice with entertaining vignettes from prolonged experience.