CHAPTER PAGE I. Proposed Excursion 5 II. The Start, Peterborough, Birmingham 10 III. Chester 14 IV. Chester, Camp-meeting 19 V. Chester, Book-Stall, Wrexham 24 VI. Llangollen, the Dee 30 VII. Llangollen, Lodgings 34 VIII. The Robber’s Leap 37 IX. Llangollen, Pengwern 43 X. The Berwyn 48 XI. Pont Fadog 50 XII. Pont y Cysswllt 58 XIII. Llangollen, the Abbey of the Vale of the 64 Cross XIV. Expedition to Ruthyn, the Column 69 XV. The Turf Tavern, Ruthyn 74 XVI. Return from Ruthyn, Agricola’s Hill 80 XVII. Llangollen, Plas Newydd, Llyn Ceiriog 84 XVIII. Llangollen, the Parish Clerk 92 XIX. Llangollen, the Vicar, the Pool of 100 Catherine Lingo, Robber’s Leap XX. The Valley of Ceiriog, Huw Morris’s Chair, 107 Pont y Meibion XXI. Pandy Teirw 116 XXII. Llangollen Fair 124 XXIII. Pont y Pandy, Glendower’s Mount, Corwen 125 XXIV. The Rock of Heroes, the Italian at the Inn 134 XXV. On the way to Bangor, the Irishman 142 XXVI. Pentre Voelas, the Conway, Swallow Falls, 149 Capel Curig XXVII. Bangor 159 XXVIII. Menai bridges 165 XXIX. Snowdon, the Wyddfa 172 XXX. Gronwy Owen 179 XXXI. Anglesea, Pentraeth Coch 181 XXXII. Llanfair Mathafarn Eithaf, the Birthplace 186 of Gronwy Owen XXXIII. The Inn at Pentraeth Coch 199 XXXIV. Conversation at the Inn 203 XXXV. A Brilliant Morning 206 XXXVI. Leaving Pentraeth Coch, Penmynnydd, Tomb 209 of Owen Tudor XXXVII. Dyffryn Gaint 213 XXXVIII. The Inn at L— 225 XXXIX.