Excerpt from The Borders of the Tamar and the Tavy, Vol. 1 of 2: Their Natural History, Manners, Customs, Superstitions, Scenery, Antiquities, Eminent Persons, Etc. In a Series of Letters to the Late Robert Southey, Esq.
The compression of the three volumes of the original work into the two Of the present edition has been made by Mrs. Bray herself, who has cur tailed only such matter as, from lapse Of time and change of circumstances, would be without value to the reader of the present day. The biographical, historical, antiquarian, and descriptive portions have merely undergone careful revision; and it is hoped that their interest has been enhanced by the addition of a considerable number Of wood-cut illustrations.
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