Fourscore Years [Paperback]

The autobiography of the medievalist and historian G. G. Coulton, written only a few years before his death in 1947.First published in 1943, and reprinted with corrections in 1944, this is the autobiography of the medievalist and historian G. G. Coulton, written only a few years before his death in 1947. It chronicles nearly eighty years of the author's life and work and is accompanied by photographs and drawings.First published in 1943, and reprinted with corrections in 1944, this is the autobiography of the medievalist and historian G. G. Coulton, written only a few years before his death in 1947. It chronicles nearly eighty years of the author's life and work and is accompanied by photographs and drawings.First published in 1943, and reprinted with corrections in 1944, Fourscore Years is the autobiography of the sometimes controversial medievalist and historian G. G. Coulton, written only a few years before his death in 1947. The memoir chronicles nearly eighty years of the author's life and work and is accompanied by several photographs and drawings.Preface; 1. Wensleydale and Oldham; 2. Apron strings; 3. Dame's school; 4. Victorian Lynn (1); 5. Victorian Lynn (2); 6. St-Omer; 7. The grammar school; 8. Pentney; 9. The public school; 10. The chrysalis stage; 11. Cambridge in 1877; 12. College small beer; 13. St Catharine's; 14. Malvern Wells; 15. Llandaff; 16. Parish work; 17. Fresh woods; 18. Wales (I); 19. Wales (2); 20. Heidelberg; 21. Sherborne; 22. Sedbergh; 23. Dulwich College; 24. Lausanne and Naples; 25. Sorrento and Amalfi; 26. Homeward bound; 27. South Lynn; 28. A bee in the bonnet; 29. Winter sport; 30. Thurlestone; 31. First books; 32. Cambridge again; 33. History and controversy; 34. An extreme case; 35. Soul's ease; Appendix; Index.