Baring-Gould, himself a Devon native, presents his own anthropological theory on the ethnology of its people and the origin of their ancestors. He writes that he has “endeavoured to convey to the visitor to our western peninsula a general idea of what is interesting, and what ought to attract his attention. The book is not intended to supersede guide-books, but to prepare the mind to use these latter with discretion.” Devon, is a mixture of geography, history, and tall tales woven into an entertaining tour of the area. Contents include: The Western Folk, Villages and Churches, Dartmoor and Its Antiquities, Kinsbridge, Plymouth, and more.
