Synopsis
Rambles, Roamings And Recollections by George Philip Rigney Pulman. This 1870 travelogue combines local history, antiquarian notes, and intimate reminiscences of the English countryside. Pulman collects sketches drawn from journeys through Somerset, Dorset, Devon, and the Channel Islands, blending observations of landscapes, churches, fairs, and rural life with reflections on the past—from Odcombe and Tom Coryat to Monmouth’s rebellion and other regional episodes. The book's Preface explains the aim to preserve rapidly changing topographical features, historical facts, manners, and customs that are fast passing away. The collection includes pieces such as Tom Coryat and His Wonderful Boots, A Run to London, Seaton and Its Associations, The Chard Harmonic Society’s Musical Fete at Ford Abbey, Lyme, Jordans and the Hero of the Nile, and Recollections of Local Racing, forming a mosaic of travel, history, and social life in Victorian England. Pulman’s voice is affectionate, anecdotal, and often witty, offering not just geography but memory and character of place.
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