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James John Hissey was an Artist, Photographer, and Author. Between 1884 and 1917 he wrote a number of book listed below on his travels around the UK. The first few were using a horse and "Dog Cart" but the later ones were using some of the first generation of motor vehicles. Some of his books can still be found on the internet.
1898 Daimler 4hp
1898 Daimler 4hp with Johns wife in the car.
1901 MMC Seagull at Alfriston
1901 MMC Seagull
1903 Scout AP55
1904 Sunbeam
Books Published by James John Hissey
1884 An Old Fashioned Journey
1885 A Drive Through England
1886 On the Box Seat
1887 A Holiday on the Road
1889 A Tour in a Phaeton
1891 Across England in a Dogcart
1894 Through Ten English Counties
1896 On Southern English Roads
1898 Over Fen and Wold
1906 Untravelled England
1908 An English Holiday
1910 The Charm of the Road
1913 A Leisurely Tour of England
1917 The Road and the Inn.
************************** An excert from one of his letters in the history section
1904 Sunbeam
1898 Daimler 4hp outside Johns house in Eastbourne
