Slipper's ABC of Foxhunting

By

Edith Somerville

            "Somerville and Ross" was the joint pen name of two Irish women, Edith Œenone Somerville, and her cousin Violet Martin. They were the authors of many popular books in the early part of the 20^th Century. These included the four books of the Irish RM series; The Real Charlotte; Through Connemara in a Governess Cart; and many other novels and travel books. The Irish RM series was particularly popular, and remains so to this day. There were three books of short stories: Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. (1899); Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. (1908) and In Mr Knox's Country (1915). These are in print and also freely available online. In addition there is Slipper's ABC of Fox-Hunting (1903), rare and long out of print, which we have here. Edith Somerville trained as an artist before taking to writing, and this is an album of twenty fox-hunting scenes painted by her, with verse commentary by Slipper.

 

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