The South Devon Coast

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CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY

CHAPTER II ROUSDON THE DOWLANDS LANDSLIP

CHAPTER III SEATON

CHAPTER IV JACK RATTENBURY, SMUGGLER BEER

CHAPTER V BRANSCOMBE

CHAPTER VI SIDMOUTH

CHAPTER VII OTTERTON EAST BUDLEIGH SIR WALTER RALEIGH

CHAPTER VIII BUDLEIGH SALTERTON LITTLEHAM EXMOUTH TOPSHAM ESTUARY OF THE AXE

CHAPTER IX POWDERHAM AND THE COURTENAYS STARCROSS

CHAPTER X DAWLISH ASHCOMBE THE PARSON AND CLERK

CHAPTER XI TEIGNMOUTH

CHAPTER XII TEIGNMOUTH THE PLYMOUTH BRETHREN THE TEIGN LITERARY ASSOCIATIONS

CHAPTER XIII SHALDON LABRADOR WATCOMBE ST. MARYCHURCH BABBACOMBE

CHAPTER XIV BABBACOMBE THE PEASANT SPEECH OF DEVON ANSTEY'S COVE KENT'S CAVERN

CHAPTER XV ILSHAM GRANGE MEADFOOT TORQUAY

CHAPTER XVI BRIXHAM LANDING OF WILLIAM OF ORANGE

CHAPTER XVII LANDING OF WILLIAM OF ORANGE

CHAPTER XVIII BRIXHAM THE FISHERY ROUND THE COAST TO DARTMOUTH

CHAPTER XIX DARTMOUTH

CHAPTER XX THE DART DITTISHAM STOKE GABRIEL "PARLIAMENT HOUSE"

CHAPTER XXI DARTMOUTH CASTLE BLACKPOOL SLAPTON SANDS TORCROSS BEESANDS HALL SANDS

CHAPTER XXII THE START AND ITS TRAGEDIES LANNACOMBE CHIVELSTONE EAST PRAWLE PORTLEMOUTH

CHAPTER XXIII SALCOMBE KINGSBRIDGE SALCOMBE CASTLE BOLT HEAD HOPE

CHAPTER XXIV THURLESTONE THE AVON BOROUGH ISLAND RINGMORE KINGSTON THE ERME

CHAPTER XXV MOTHECOMBE REVELSTOKE NOSS MAYO THE YEALM WEMBURY THE MEWSTONE

CHAPTER XXVI THE CATWATER THE BARBICAN THE "PILGRIM FATHERS" THE HOE

CHAPTER XXVII THE STORY OF THE EDDYSTONE THE GUILDHALL ST. ANDREW'S

CHAPTER XXVIII THE HAMOAZE THE VICTUALLING YARD AND DOCKYARD THE TAMAR

INDEX

THE SOUTH DEVON COAST


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Frontispiece] THE MEWSTONE. [After J. M. W. Turner


THE SOUTH DEVON
COAST

BY
CHARLES G. HARPER

Devonshire is the country of red earth, ruddy apples, rosy cheeks, and honest men.

Raleigh.

London: CHAPMAN & HALL, Ltd.
1907

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HAZELL, WATSON AND VINEY, LD,
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