There are few satisfactory works about
this land which is so generously gifted by Nature and so full of
memorials of the past. Such books as there are, either cover a few
counties or are devoted to special localities, or are merely
guide-books. The present work is believed to be the first attempt
to give in attractive form a description of the stately homes,
renowned castles, ivy-clad ruins of abbeys, churches, and ancient
fortresses, delicious scenery, rock-bound coasts, and celebrated
places of England and Wales. It is written by an author fully
competent from travel and reading, and in position to properly
describe his very interesting subject; and the artist's pencil has
been called into requisition to graphically illustrate its
well-written pages. There are 487 illustrations, prepared in the
highest style of the engraver's art, while the book itself is one
of the most attractive ever presented to the American public.
Its method of construction is systematic, following the most
convenient routes taken by tourists, and the letter-press includes
enough of the history and legend of each of the places described to
make the story highly interesting. Its pages fairly overflow with
picture and description, telling of everything attractive that is
presented by England and Wales. Executed in the highest style of
the printer's and engraver's art, "England, Picturesque and
Descriptive," is one of the best American books of the year.
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