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قراءة كتاب The Rivers of Great Britain; Rivers of the South and West Coasts
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The Rivers of Great Britain; Rivers of the South and West Coasts
THE RIVERS OF GREAT BRITAIN
UNIFORM WITH THIS WORK.
THE ROYAL RIVER: THE THAMES FROM SOURCE TO SEA. With Several Hundred Original Illustrations. Original Edition, £2 2s.
“Its illustrations surpass all that have previously adorned any book on the same subject”—Daily Telegraph.
RIVERS OF THE EAST COAST. With numerous highly finished Engravings. Original Edition, £2 2s.
“We have read with the greatest interest ‘The Rivers of the East Coast of Great Britain.’ All the articles are by pleasant writers, and the pages are lavishly illustrated by engravings after photographs.”—The Times.
Popular Editions of the above can also be obtained.
CASSELL & COMPANY, LIMITED, London; Paris and Melbourne.
RIVERS OF THE SOUTH AND WEST COASTS
CASSELL AND COMPANY, LIMITED
LONDON, PARIS & MELBOURNE
1897
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
CONTENTS.
| THE SOUTHERN CHALK STREAMS.—By WILLIAM SENIOR. | PAGE |
| General Characteristics—The CANTERBURY STOUR and its Branches: Ashford and Jack Cade—Horton and Lyminge—Canterbury—Fordwich and Izaak Walton—Isle of Thanet—Minster. The LESSER STOUR: “Bourne Ground”—Sandwich. The BREDE. The ROTHER: Bodiam—Isle of Oxney—Winchelsea—Seaford. The CUCKMERE: Alfriston and Lullington. THE OUSE: St. Leonard’s Forest—Fletching—Maresfield—Lewes. The ADUR: Bramber—Shoreham. The ARUN: Amberley—Arundel—Littlehampton. Hampshire Rivers—The ARLE: The Meon District—Wickham and the Bishop-Builder—Titchfield. The ITCHEN: A Curious Example of Instinct—Alresford Pond—Cheriton—Tichborne—The Winnal Reaches—Winchester and Izaak Walton—St. Cross—St. Catherine’s Hill—Southampton. The TEST: Romsey and its Abbey. The BEAULIEU: Beaulieu Abbey. The LYMINGTON and the MEDINA—The HAMPSHIRE AVON and the STOUR: Christchurch—Salisbury—Wimborne. The FROME: Dorchester—Mr. Hardy’s Country—Poole Harbour | 1 |
| RIVERS OF DEVON.—By W. W. HUTCHINGS. | |
| General Characteristics—Sources of the Devon Streams: Exmoor and Dartmoor. The OTTER: Ottery Saint Mary and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Exmoor Streams:—The EXE: Its Source in The Chains—The Barle—The Batherm—Tiverton and Peter Blundell—Bickleigh Bridge and the “King of the Gipsies”—The Culm—Exeter—Countess Weir—Exmouth. The LYN: Oareford—The Doone Country—Malmsmead—Watersmeet—Lyndale—Lynton and Lynmouth. Dartmoor Streams:—The TEIGN: Wallabrook—Chagford—Fingle Bridge—Chudleigh—The Bovey—Newton Abbot—Teignmouth. The DART: Holne Chase—Buckfast Abbey—Dartington Hall—Totnes—The Lower Reaches—Dartmouth. The Tavy. The TAW: Oxenham and its Legend—Barnstaple—Lundy. The TORRIDGE: The Okement—Great Torrington—Bideford—Hubbastone. The Avon, Erme, and Yealm. The PLYM: Dewerstone—The Meavy and Plymouth Leat—Plympton St. Mary and Plympton Earl—The Three Towns | 25 |
| RIVERS OF CORNWALL.—By HUGH W. STRONG. | |
| The Minor Streams of Cornwall—The TAMAR: Woolley Barrows—Morwellham and Weir Head—Morwell Rocks—Harewood—Calstock—Cotehele—Pentillie—Confluence with the Tavy—Saltash—The Hamoaze. The FOWEY: A Change of Name—St. Neot—Lostwithiel—Fowey. The FAL: Fenton Fal—Tregony—Truro—Tregothnan—Falmouth | 54 |
| THE PARRET AND THE LOWER AVON.—By HUGH W. STRONG. | |
| The PARRET: Its Source—Muchelney Abbey—The Tone and Taunton—Athelney Island and Alfred the Great—Sedgemoor—Bridgwater—Burnham. The LOWER AVON: Escourt Park—Malmesbury—Chippenham—Melksham—Bradford-on-Avon—Bath—The Frome—Beau Nash—Bridges at Bath—The |