Our Old Home Chapter 12 - Civic Banquets Part 1

In which the author contemplates the singular English devotion to the institution of dinner, unveiling its deep cultural roots and ceremonial grandeur as witnessed in ancient civic banqueting-halls such as that of St. Mary’s in Coventry. Amongst descriptions of stately feasts and societal gatherings, he also offers a keen-eyed, gentle scrutiny of the English character and manners as revealed through these convivial assemblies.