Highways and Byways (series of regional guides)

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The Highways and Byways series of 36 regional guides were published between 1898 and 1948 by Macmillan's. These guides were noted for their presentation of a wide variety interesting places, notable historical events, local flora and fauna, folklore and legends as well as the art work produced by many noted artists including: , Nelly Erichsen, Frederick L. Griggs, Joseph McCullough, Edmund H. New, Joseph Pennell, Hugh Thomson, Sir D.Y. Cameron and S. R. Badmin. At the end of each book were folded maps.[1][2][3]

F. L. Griggs illustration of Chichester Cross (1904) from the book "Highways and byways in Sussex"

David Milner edited a selection from the guides which was published as The Highways and Byways of Britain in 2008.[4]

Listing by date of first edition[]

  • 1898 Highways and Byways in North Wales by A. G. Bradley illustrated by Joseph Pennell and Hugh Thomson
  • 1899 Highways and Byways in Donegal and Antrim by Stephen Gwynn with illustrations by Hugh Thomson
  • 1899 Highways and Byways in Yorkshire by with illustrations by Joseph Pennell and Hugh Thomson
  • 1900 Highways and Byways in Normandy by Percy Dearmer with illustrations by Joseph Pennell and Hugh Thomson
  • 1901 Highways and Byways in East Anglia by William A. Dutt with illustrations by Joseph Pennell
  • 1901 Highways and Byways in the Lake District by A. G. Bradley with illustrations by Joseph Pennell
  • 1902 Highways and Byways in Hertfordshire by Herbert W. Tompkins with illustrations by F.L. Griggs
  • 1902 Highways and Byways in London by Mrs. E. T. Cook with illustrations by F.L. Griggs
  • 1903 Highways and Byways in South Wales by A. G. Bradley with illustrations by F.L. Griggs
  • 1904 Highways and Byways in Sussex by E. V. Lucas with illustrations by F.L. Griggs
  • 1905 Highways and Byways in Oxford and the Cotswolds by Herbert A. Evans with illustrations by F.L. Griggs
  • 1906 Highways and Byways in Berkshire by J. E. Vincent with illustrations by F.L. Griggs
  • 1906 Highways and Byways in Dorset by Sir Frederick Treves with illustrations by Joseph Pennell
  • 1907 Highways and Byways in Kent by Walter Jerrold illustrated by Hugh Thomson
  • 1908 Highways and Byways in Hampshire by D. H. Moutray Read with illustrations by Arthur B. Connor
  • 1908 Highways and Byways in Surrey by Eric Parker illustrated by Hugh Thomson
  • 1909 Highways and Byways in Middlesex by Walter Jerrold
  • 1910 Highways and Byways in Buckinghamshire by Clement King Shorter
  • 1910 Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by with illustrations by F.L. Griggs
  • 1910 Highways and Byways in Nottinghamshire by with illustrations by F.L. Griggs
  • 1911 Highways and Byways in Devon and Cornwall by Arthur H. Norway with illustrations by Joseph Pennell
  • 1912 Highways and Byways in Somerset by Edward Hutton with illustrations by Nelly Erichsen
  • 1913 Highways and Byways in Hardy's Wessex by Hermann Lea with illustrations by the author
  • 1913 Highways and Byways in The Border by Andrew Lang and John Lang with illustrations by Hugh Thomson
  • 1914 Highways and Byways in Lincolnshire by Willingham Franklin Rawnsley with illustrations by F.L. Griggs
  • 1914 Highways and Byways in Shakespeare's Country by W. H. Hutton with illustrations by Edmund H. New
  • 1916 Highways and Byways in Galloway and Carrick by Rev. C. H. Dick with illustrations by Hugh Thomson
  • 1917 Highways and Byways in Wiltshire by Edward Hutton with illustrations by Nelly Erichsen
  • 1918 Highways and Byways in Northamptonshire and Rutland by Herbert A. Evans with illustrations by F.L. Griggs
  • 1920 Highways and Byways in Northumbria by with illustrations by Hugh Thomson
  • 1926 Highways and Byways in Leicestershire by J. B. Firth with illustrations by F.L. Griggs
  • 1932 Highways and Byways in Gloucestershire by Edward Hutton with illustrations by Hugh Thomson
  • 1935 Highways and Byways in the West Highlands by Seton Gordon with illustrations by Sir D.Y. Cameron
  • 1939 Highways and Byways in Essex by Clifford Bax with illustrations by F.L. Griggs and S. R. Badmin
  • 1939 Highways and Byways in the Welsh Marches by S. P. B. Mais with illustrations by Joseph M. McCullough
  • 1948 Highways and Byways in the Central Highlands by Seton Gordon with illustrations by Sir D.Y. Cameron

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References[]

  1. ^ Milner, David (Editor)(2009) The Highways and Byways of Britain, Pan Macmillan
  2. ^ "Highways and Byways (Macmillan) - Book Series List". www.publishinghistory.com.
  3. ^ Book & Magazine Collector, Issue no. 50, May 1988.
  4. ^ Milner, David (Editor)(2008) The Highways and Byways of Britain, Pan Macmillan
  5. ^ "Highways and Byways (Macmillan) - Book Series List". Publishing History. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
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