BooksDirect

Description - The Mystery of 31 New Inn by R., Austin Freeman

New Inn, the background of this story, and one of the last surviving inns of Chancery, has recently passed away after upwards of four centuries of newness. Even now, however, a few of the old, dismantled houses (including perhaps, the mysterious 31) may be seen from the Strand peeping over the iron roof of the skating rink which has displaced the picturesque hall, the pension-room and the garden. The postern gate, too, in Houghton Street still remains, though the arch is bricked up inside. Passing it lately, I made the rough sketch which appears on next page, and which shows all that is left of this pleasant old London backwater...

Buy The Mystery of 31 New Inn by R., Austin Freeman from Australia's Online Independent Bookstore, BooksDirect.

Other Editions - The Mystery of 31 New Inn by R., Austin Freeman

A Preview for this title is currently not available.