Hampshire with the Isle of Wight

The King's England

by Arthur Mee

Very good condition

339 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1939

About the author

Arthur Henry Mee (21 July 1875 – 27 May 1943) was an English writer, journalist and educator. He is best known for The Harmsworth Self-Educator, The Children's Encyclopædia, The Children's Newspaper, and The King's England.

Mee left school at 14 to join a local newspaper, where he became an editor by age 20. He contributed many non-fiction articles to magazines and joined the staff of the Daily Mail in 1898. He was made literary editor five years later.

Reviews

[Matthew Eyre · Rating 5 out of 5]

Arthur Mee wrote a whole series of books on English counties, but of course Hampshire is my favourite. From its long and varied coast to it's two great port cities, its beautiful countryside, rich farmland, market towns and chocolate box villages it is truly England's brightest jewel in the Crown...