Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge County Geographies were designed to provide a series of concise guides to British regions. Aimed at the general reader, they combined a comprehensive approach to various aspects of physical and human geography with an emphasis on clarity. This guide to Cornwall by S. Baring-Gould was first published in 1910. The text is interspersed with numerous illustrative figures and also contains a list of the chief towns and villages within the county.
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Höhe: 203 mm
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978-1-107-61234-1 (9781107612341)
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Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (1834 - 1924) of Lew Trenchard in Devon, England, was an Anglican priest, hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist and eclectic scholar. His bibliography consists of more than 1240 publications, though this list continues to grow. His family home, the manor house of Lew Trenchard, near Okehampton, Devon, has been preserved as he had it rebuilt and is now a hotel. He is remembered particularly as a writer of hymns, the best-known being "Onward, Christian Soldiers" and "Now the Day Is Over". He also translated the carol "Gabriel's Message" from the Basque language to English.
1. County and shire. Meaning of the word; 2. General characteristics; 3. Size, shape, boundaries; 4. Surface and general features; 5. Watershed, rivers; 6. Geology and soil; 7. Natural history; 8. Around the coast. From Morwenstow to Land's End; 9. Around the coast. From Land's End to Rame Head; 10. The coast - gains and losses; 11. The coast - tides, islands and lighthouses; 12. Climate - rainfall; 13. People - race, dialect, population; 14. Agriculture - main cultivations. Stock; 15. Industries and manufactures; 16. Minerals and mining; 17. Fisheries; 18. Shipping and trade; 19. History; 20. Antiquities: prehistoric, Roman, Celtic, Saxon; 21. Architecture: (a) ecclesiastical; 22. Architecture: (b) military - castles; 23. Architecture: (c) domestic and monastic; 24. Communications - roads, railways; 25. Administration and divisions, ancient and modern; 26. Roll of honour; 27. The chief towns and villages of Cornwall.
