ILLUSTRATIONS ix PAGE Dupath Well, Callington 124 St Mawes Castle . . . . . . . .127 Cothele . . . . . . . . . .130 The Old Post Office, Tintagcl 132 A Cornish Stile . . . . . . . .134. The Old Guildhall and Pillory, Looe . . . .138 Captain Bligh . . . .. . . . .141 Sir Humphry Davy 143 John Opie 146 Fowey . . . . . . . . . .150 Helston from Bullock Lane . . . . . .151 Launceston . . . '. . . . . .152 Looe 153 Cross in Churchyard, St Columb . . . . .156 Truro . . . . . . . . . .158 Diagrams . . . . . . . . .160 MAPS Cornwall, Topographical ..... Front Cover Geological Back Cover England and Wales, showing Annual Rainfall . . 63 The illustrations on pp. 3, 4, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 24, 32, 36, 37, 39, 4i, 42, 47, 48, 49, 5o, 54, 59, 60, 70, 73, 79, 81, 84, 86, 89, 9 1 , 93, 95, 99, J 5, II2 , IJ 3, IJ 4, Ir 7, "8, 120, 121, 123, 127, 138, 150, 151, 152, 153, 156, 158 are from photographs supplied by Messrs F. Frith & Co.; those on pp. 8, 43, 45, 58, 77, 94, 108, 109, 134 by Messrs Preston, Penzance ; those on pp. 141, 146 by Mr Emery Walker, and those on pp. 6, 29, 34, 87, 119, 124, 130, 132 by Messrs Hayman & Son, Launceston.