DEVON has a great sense of its own separate history. Throughout the
centuries it was relatively isolated, with two long coastlines and
comparatively short land boundaries, both ancient: Celtic Cornwall
to the west and the rest of England to the east. Until the 19th
century communications were very poor and Devon developed a
distinct culture, economy, dialect and landscape - contributing to
its strong local pride and character. That Devon is different is a
fact, and helps explain the interest in its history shown by Devon
folk and their many visitors. A great history deserves a great
historian. W.G. Hoskins was a Devon man and one of England's
foremost economic and social historians. He pioneered the study of
landscape history and initiated the modern approach to local
history. His seminal work Devon is universally regarded as a major
masterpiece of local history, both in its research and its writing.
Throughout the half century since its first appearance it has been
reprinted many times, has been held up as a model throughout
Britain, and has always remained the unchallenged, essential,
authoritative history of Devon. This new, revised edition, with an
up-to-date Introduction, a new, extensive bibliography, the most
recent population and similar statistical figures, reproduces the
author's classic text in full, including the Gazetteer - at over
two hundred pages a book in itself, describing every place, hamlet
to city, in the county - and his superb collection of contemporary
photographs. The book is packed with detailed information, as
remarkable in its high quality as its huge quantity. This new
edition will be warmly welcomed by all who know and love Devon -
England's most popular county.
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