THE origin of this book is probably to be found in a conversation which the editor, Mr. A. G. Ogilvie, had with a well-known French geographer some two or three years ago. Mr. Ogilvie in his preface ...

A University of Sheffield academic has worked with Ordnance Survey to showcase the diverse geography and unique characteristics of Britain's largest islands. Great Britain is an island in its own ...

THIS well-known work has now reached its fifth edition, and has undergone such changes that it may be almost regarded as a new book. Not only has the quantity of matter in it been almost doubled since ...