[rustyme]

http://books.google.com/books?id=0gsHAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=rural+rides#PPP8,M1

another one from William Cobbett. This one gives a good view of what the countryside was like in the 1800's .  How people lived and what they did.  I first read this book 40 odd years ago , and have read it many times since . It is still an enjoyable read . If you want to slip back a couple of hundred years ..click the link above.....

cheers

Russ