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THE SACRIFICE TO TROUT 197 



THE HOVERING OF THE KESTREL 203 



BIRDS CLIMBING THE AIR 210 



COUNTRY LITERATURE 215 



I. The Awakening ... ... ... ... 21.5 



II. Scarcity of Books ... ... ... ... 221 



III. The Villager's Taste in Reading ... ... 227 



IV. Plan of Distribution ... ... ... 233 



SUNLIGHT IN A LONDON SQUARE 239 



VENICE IN THE EAST END 245 



THE PIGEONS AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM 252 



THE PLAINEST CITY IN EUROPE 257 



