On Cambrian and Cumbrian Hills

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Excerpt from On Cambrian and Cumbrian Hills: Pilgrimages to Snowdon and ScafellOoks about British mountains are mostly Of two kinds, the popular, written for the tourist, and the technical, written by the rock-climber. The author Of this little study of the hills of Carnarvonshire and Cumberland is aware that it cannot claim acceptance under either of those heads, lacking as it does both the usefulness of the general guide, and the thrill Of the cragsman's adventure: he publishes it, nevertheless, as at least a true expression Of the love which our mountains can inspire, and he will be content if it meets, here and there, with some friendly pilgrims whose sympathies are akin to his own. Nor is he Without hope that his plea for the preservation of Snowdon and other mountain sanctuaries, before they are utterly dis figured, may give a much-needed warning While yet there is time.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.