Transcriber's Note: Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=. [Illustration] _Beautiful Britain_ _The Channel Islands_ _By_ _Joseph E. Morris B.A._ _London Adam & Charles Black_ _Soho Square W_ _1911_ CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. JERSEY 5 II. GUERNSEY 32 III. ALDERNEY, SARK, AND THE LESSER ISLANDS 53 INDEX 63 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 1. ST. PETER PORT, GUERNSEY _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE 2. THE CASQUET ROCKS AND LIGHTHOUSE 9 3. MONT ORGUEIL CASTLE, JERSEY 16 4. LA CORBIÈRE LIGHTHOUSE, JERSEY 25 5. THE NEEDLE ROCK, GRÈVE AU LANÇON, JERSEY 27 6. THE PEA STACKS, JERBOURG, GUERNSEY 30 7. MOULIN HUET, GUERNSEY 32 8. HERM AND JETHOU FROM GUERNSEY 43 9. A FIELD OF CHRYSANTHEMUMS IN GUERNSEY 46 10. THE COUPÉE, SARK 49 11. THE SISTER ROCKS, ALDERNEY 56 12. NOIRMONT POINT, JERSEY _On the cover_ THE CHANNEL ISLANDS CHAPTER I JERSEY