That there is a distinct field for such a book is proven by the unexpectedly large demand for the first edition. I hope that the new and revised edition may meet with like favor. T.D.M. March 1, 1909. CONTENTS Page I A FEW GENERALITIES 1 II IN AND ABOUT LONDON 11 III A PILGRIMAGE TO CANTERBURY 26 IV A RUN THROUGH THE MIDLANDS 40 V THE BORDER TOWNS, SHREWSBURY AND LUDLOW 58 VI LONDON TO LAND'S END 80 VII FROM CORNWALL TO SOUTH WALES 100 VIII THROUGH BEAUTIFUL WALES 115 IX CHESTER TO THE "HIELANDS" 137 X THROUGH HISTORIC SCOTLAND 156 XI FROM EDINBURGH TO YORKSHIRE 173 XII IN OLD YORKSHIRE 190 XIII A ZIG-ZAG TRIP FROM YORK TO NORWICH 206 XIV PETERBOROUGH, FOTHERINGHAY, ETC 221 XV THE CROMWELL COUNTRY; COLCHESTER 235 XVI THE HAUNTS OF MILTON AND PENN 247 XVII A CHAPTER OF DIVERS PLACES AND EXPERIENCES 260 XVIII IN SURREY AND SUSSEX 275 XIX KNOLE HOUSE AND PENSHURST 290 XX SOME MIGHT-HAVE-BEENS 299 INDEX 311 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS COLOUR PLATES Page OLD HALF-TIMBEREID HOUSES IN LEDBURY Frontispiece OLD COTTAGE AT NORTON, NEAR EVESHAM 1 HARVESTING IN HERTFORDSHIRE 16 THE THREE SPIRES OF LICHFIELD 48 SUNSET ON THE MOOR 56 A COTTAGE IN HOLDENHURST, HAMPSHIRE 86 ROCKS OFF CORNWALL 96 NEAR LAND'S END 100 ON DARTMOOR 104 IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE 112 ENTRANCE TO LOCH TYNE 144 THE PATH BY THE LOCH 150 IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS 160 A SURREY LANDSCAPE 272 A BIT OF OLD ENGLAND 300 THE CALEDONIAN COAST 308 DUOGRAVURES