'Cornwall, at one time a county altogether unique, is undergoing a rapid transformation. The following brief sketches of its religious and social life ... will, it is hoped, be welcomed by lovers of the old times'.
'During a residence of twenty-one years in the county the author learned all that is here recorded. He kept no diary, but he believes memory has been reasonably kind to him.' This book includes fascinating details of both Cornwall and its people.
A wealth of information and a snapshot in time.