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(Continued from page 833.) Many people have talked about and walked about Dartmoor (and got soundly wet in the process), but com- paratively few have written about it in a descriptive or instructive way. Therefore those who would seek acquaint- ance with Dartmoor's lovely rivers, its quaint-shaped tors its wealth in neolithic monuments, the leafy combes thai edge it and the wide lonesomeness of the moor itself, will like to know of Mr. C. W. Pilkington-Rogers' Days on Dartmoor (Methuen, 7s. 6d.), the outcome of a twenty-five years' experience of the region. The book, which for purposes of exploration divides the moor into seven districts, will enable all who run and read to catch the spirit and charm of Dartmoor, its contents and its surroundings. But let every tramper and explorer be warned that, if he value his comfort and would save his feet, he must take a map with him.' Let him, and especially her, be humble, and eschewing short cuts stick to the moortracks ; else trouble in the shape of extremely unpleasant bogs may await. Finally, let the tramper (the scarcity of roads largely excludes the car) make sure that there is an inn at the end of his day's journey. The index might well be improved.
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