A British Heritage commonplace book
‘WE HIRED A SOCIABLE AND DROVE ROUND SHANKLIN CHINE, LOVELY.’
—Jane Austen
‘The wondrous Chine here is a very great lion; I wish I had as many guineas as there have been spyglasses in it.’
—John Keats
‘IF EVER I BECOME A RICH MAN, OR IF I EVER GROW TO BE OLD, I WILL BUILD A HOUSE WITH DEEP THATCH TO SHELTER ME FROM THE COLD.’
—Hilaire Belloc