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I.

Proposed Excursion

5

II.

The Start, Peterborough, Birmingham

10

III.

Chester

14

IV.

Chester, Camp-meeting

19

V.

Chester, Book-Stall, Wrexham

24

VI.

Llangollen, the Dee

30

VII.

Llangollen, Lodgings

34

VIII.

The Robber’s Leap

37

IX.

Llangollen, Pengwern

43

X.

The Berwyn

48

XI.

Pont Fadog

50

XII.

Pont y Cysswllt

58

XIII.

Llangollen, the Abbey of the Vale of the Cross

64

XIV.

Expedition to Ruthyn, the Column

69

XV.

The Turf Tavern, Ruthyn

74

XVI.

Return from Ruthyn, Agricola’s Hill

80

XVII.

Llangollen, Plas Newydd, Llyn Ceiriog

84

XVIII.

Llangollen, the Parish Clerk

92

XIX.

Llangollen, the Vicar, the Pool of Catherine Lingo, Robber’s Leap

100

XX.

The Valley of Ceiriog, Huw Morris’s Chair, Pont y Meibion

107

XXI.

Pandy Teirw

116

XXII.

Llangollen Fair

124

XXIII.

Pont y Pandy, Glendower’s Mount, Corwen

125

XXIV.

The Rock of Heroes, the Italian at the Inn

134

XXV.

On the way to Bangor, the Irishman

142

XXVI.

Pentre Voelas, the Conway, Swallow Falls, Capel Curig

149

XXVII.

Bangor

159

XXVIII.

Menai bridges

165

XXIX.

Snowdon, the Wyddfa

172

XXX.

Gronwy Owen

179

XXXI.

Anglesea, Pentraeth Coch

181

XXXII.

Llanfair Mathafarn Eithaf, the Birthplace of Gronwy Owen

186

XXXIII.

The Inn at Pentraeth Coch

199

XXXIV.

Conversation at the Inn

203

XXXV.

A Brilliant Morning

206

XXXVI.

Leaving Pentraeth Coch, Penmynnydd, Tomb of Owen Tudor

209

XXXVII.

Dyffryn Gaint

213

XXXVIII.

The Inn at L—

225

XXXIX.

Bound for Holy Head

231

XL.

Caer Gybi

237

XLI.

The Pier

240

XLII.

Town of Holy Head, Pen Caer Gybi

244

XLIII.

Bangor, Port Dyn Norwig, Caernarvon

251

XLIV.

Pont Bettws, Llyn Cwellyn

255

XLV.

Inn at Bethgelert

265

XLVI.

The Valley of Gelert

267

XLVII.

Tan y Bwlch, Festiniog

273

XLVIII.

Mynydd Mawr and Mynydd Bach, Tref y Talcot

279

XLIX.

Bala

288

L.

The Tomen Bala

298

LI.

Back at Llangollen

300

LII.

Llangollen, Attempted Murder

304

LIII.

Pen y Coed

308

LIV.

Chirk

310

LV.

Llangollen, Some of the Inhabitants

320

LVI.

Llangollen, News of the Fall of Sebastopol

324

LVII.

PentrÉ y Dwr

329

LVIII.

Sunday at Llangollen

334

LIX.

Llangollen, History of Twm O’r Nant

338

LX.

Twm O’r Nant, his Interludes

348

LXI.

Walk to Wrexham, Methodistical Volume

354

LXII.

Rhiwabon Road

360

LXIII.

Last Night at Llangollen

364

LXIV.

Departure for South Wales

367

LXV.

Inn at Llan Rhyadr

373

LXVI.

Sycharth

378

LXVII.

Llan Silin

384

LXVIII.

Llan Silin Church, Tomb of Huw Morris

388

LXIX.

Church of Llan Rhyadr

393

LXX.

Rhyadr, Mountain Scenery

395

LXXI.

Wild Moors, Arrival at Bala

398

LXXII.

Bala, The White Lion

403

LXXIII.

Llyn Tegid

409

LXXIV.

Bala to Dinas Mawddwy

414

LXXV.

Inn at Mallwydd

423

LXXVI.

Mallwydd and its Church, Cemmaes

424

LXXVII.

The Vale of Dyfi

428

LXXVIII.

Machynlleth

432

LXXIX.

Machynlleth, Historic Events

438

LXXX.

Machynlleth to Esgyrn Hirion

442

LXXXI.

The Mining Compting Room

450

LXXXII.

Inn at Pont Erwyd

457

LXXXIII.

Conversation at the inn and on the way to the Devil’s Bridge

465

LXXXIV.

The Devil’s Bridge

474

LXXXV.

Dinner at the Hospice

477

LXXXVI.

Dafydd Ab Gwilym

481

LXXXVII.

Start for Plynlimmon

489

LXXXVIII.

Plynlimmon, and back to the Devil’s Bridge

491

LXXXIX.

Hafod

499

XC.

Spytty Ystwyth

503

XCI.

Strata Florida, burial-place of Dafydd Ab Gwilym

507

XCII.

Rhyd Fendigaid to Tregaron

512

XCIII.

Tregaron Church

523

XCIV.

Llan Ddewi Brefi

527

XCV.

Lampeter to the Bridge of Twrch

532

XCVI.

Llandovery

539

XCVII.

Llandovery Church

544

XCVIII.

Llandovery to Gutter Vawr

553

XCIX.

Inn at Gutter Vawr

561

C.

Gutter Vawr to Swansea

568

CI.

Swansea

579

CII.

Swansea to Neath

581

CIII.

Town of Neath, the Glowing Mountain

583

CIV.

Merthyr Tydvil

586

CV.

Start for Caerfili

589

CVI.

Pen y Glas to Caerfili

599

CVII.

Caerfili

602

CVIII.

Town of Newport

606

CIX.

Arrival at Chepstow

616