From The LeBlond Book by C.T. Courtney Lewis, page 96: Le Blond’s passion seems to have been the summer with its green trees, and only on two occasions in the series is the scene laid in the winter-time. On this occasion we see a young and, presumably, inexperienced woman, standing at the door of a …

From The LeBlond Book by C.T. Courtney Lewis, page 100: ‘How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank!’ On the left are the ivy-clad ruins of an old abbey, and in the path by the side of the stream is a gipsy, telling, at this romantic hour, a lady’s fortune by her hand, to which …

From The LeBlond Book by C.T. Courtney Lewis, page 94: On the right we see the business premises of ‘Mr. J. Armstrong, Smith and Farrier,’ at whose door is a man holding two horses, which no doubt require shoeing, if they can receive attention this day. Next to Mr. Armstrong’s is the ‘Swan Inn,’ in …

From The LeBlond Book by C.T. Courtney Lewis, page 100: 115. Learning to Ride. Le Blond, No. 104. Grandpa, leaning on his stick, is standing at his cottage gate, situate in a delightful country lane, watching his little grandson learning to ride. The youngster is mounted, bare back, on a fiery steed–a goat. His sister …

From The LeBlond Book by C.T. Courtney Lewis, page 98: Six children and a dog are in the kitchen, but grandpa and all other evidence of control are absent. One boy, seated on a stool in the centre, is sampling a cigar; another, on the table on the right, is trying grandpa’s ‘church-warden’ pipe; and …

From The LeBlond Book by C.T. Courtney Lewis: 103. Crossing the Brook, Le Blond, No. 87. After a painting by Gainsborough. An old man has already crossed the flood–as old men must; the young people await their turn, and a woman is crossing now. The brook is a beautiful one, and the voyagers seem in …

From The LeBlond Book by C.T. Courtney Lewis: 100. The Young Angler. Le Blond, No. 84. A young hopeful is seen on the leafy bank, angling; but his age and the want of seriousness in his manners indicate that ‘tiddler-fishing’ would be more likely to render him greater sport. By his side are his little …

From The LeBlond Book by C.T. Courtney Lewis: 97. The Cherry Seller. Le Blond, No. 81. From a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds. On the left, at the garden gate, is the old cherry-seller, weighing out a ‘half pound’ for two boys, who seem concerned to see they get full measure. On the right, standing …

From The LeBlond Book by C.T. Courtney Lewis: 96. The Mill Stream – Towing the Prize. Le Blond, No. 80. In a pool, below the old mill wheel, is a boy towing two toy boats, one of which is the prize. The capture seems to give great satisfaction to the other boys on the bank, …

From The LeBlond Book by C.T. Courtney Lewis: 95. The Gleaners. Le Blond, No. 79. Those we see availing themselves of the benevolent custom of the country, based on the Mosaic Law, to ‘leave to the poor the gleanings of the harvest,’ are seen resting by the roadside after their labours. One is nursing her …