Short story of around 3,000 words. Two boys take a walk through the English rural scene in the late 1700s. One delights in observation and discovery, the other is a 'plodder' without curiosity, who notices nothing of interest.
Appendix to General view of the Agriculture of the County of Stafford (1796) by William Pitt, a book on the agricultural improvement of Staffordshire. The Appendix treats North Staffordshire, plus some of the more difficult hilly land in South…