Lanterna Rally

Author: Edward Parry

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-02-07

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 9780656004751

Excerpt from The Railway Companion From Chester to Holyhead; Containing a Descriptive and Historical Account of All Object of Interest That Present Themselves on This Beautifully Picturesque Line: Especially the Monster Tubular Bridges Across the River Conway and the Menai Straits, and the Herculean Harbour of Refuge at Holyhead He who loves to study nature in her own domain, in all her magnificence, in all her sweetness, and in all her glory, may find in Wales enough, and far more than enough, to gratify and im prove his taste. - rev. J. H. Bransby. In compiling the following companion, the principal aim of the Writer has been to give a well-digested, condensed, and faithful description of the leading features of interest on the borders of Cambria, presented in a form at once portable and convenient to the Stranger, who leaves the busy scenes of life, and the constant care of business, for a few days' ramble among the hills and valleys of the Principality. He has endeavoured to arrange his information so that every object worthy of notice may easily be referred to as the train passes along and, not withstanding the amazing rapidity of transit, the traveller may, by looking to the work a little before he arrives at a particular place, easily obtain the desired View. Although the Editor has been obliged to curtail his antiquarian and historical details, enough, however, he hopes, has been given to inform the gene ral reader, that the line of country which he has travelled through has been the scene of many important historical events. The cities, towns, and villages, within a reasonable distance of the line have been carefully described the ancient castles, the mansions of the nobility, as well as all objects of interest seen from the line, have been faithfully pourtrayed and the whole interspersed with interesting historical and biographical notices. If any errors have crept in, or any requisite information has been omitted, the Editor will feel obliged by such being pointed out, and they shall be attended to in the next edition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.