Ride 32
Tour in Derbyshire 33
Speed in Travelling 37
Wakes and Fairs 39
Roman Compitalia 39
The Fairs of the East 40
Obstructions to Trade 41
Expenses and Retinues 42
Ancient Travellers 43
The Family Coach 48
A Journey to London 50
Highwaymen 53
The Boston Mail 54
Arms and the Men 55
The Decay of Beggars 56
The Mendicant Orders 57
Highway Legislation 58
Roadside Inns 59
Roadside Meals 60
Stage Coaches 61
Dangers of the Road 62
Voltaire and his Companions 63
Running Footmen 64
Out-runners 65
The Judge and the Bar 66
Road-making 67
Tolls and Turnpikes 68
Miry Roads 69
Travelling in Search of a Sister 70
Tardiness of News 72
Post Chaises 73
French Postilions 74
The Pedlar 75
The Son of Mercury 76
The Packman's Ghost 77
Wordsworth's Pedlar 78
A Coachman's Dirge 79
Compensation for Speed 80
Goodly Prospects 81
The Inns of England 82
English Innkeepers 83
English Horses 84
Old Roads of the Continent 86
Ser Brunetto 87
Roads of Italy, Spain, Portugal, and France