The humorous anecdotes, refined poems, astounding newspaper
articles and other materials that are gathered here in The Margate
Tales present a vivid picture of this seaside town as it rose to
become one of Britain's most popular resorts. Just as Chaucer's
Canterbury Tales help us get a feel for how the people in England
behaved and thought in the Middle Ages, Channing's Margate Tales
provide us with a unique insight into the people of Thanet as they
were described in the 18th and early to mid 19th centuries. The
illuminating and entertaining accounts range from furious battles
in the letters pages, to hilarious pastiches, witty verse and
surprising discoveries, illustrated with numerous contemporary
drawings. The end result is that as with Chaucer, one realizes how
little has in fact changed.
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