James Lawes (Caleb Bawcombe) and his wife Emma
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- Date
- 1900's
- Source
- Daphne Lawes
- Place
- Outside their cottage at Soke, near Silchester
- Comment
The writer and naturalist, W.H.Hudson, frequently visited James Lawes and based his book, 'A Shepherd's Life', on the old shepherd's recollections of his life in Martin.