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IntroductionAny man, however little of a historian he may be, may stand on the pavement of Princes Street and trace for himself the growth of Edinburgh. Let him first obliterate every building in his mind's eye and imagine the terrain as it was a thousand years or more ago. Even then the Castle...

Shakespeare's Stratford-upon- Avon By the time Shakespeare was born, Stratford-upon-Avon had established itself as one of Warwickshire's most important market towns and it already had appreciable contacts with the outside world. Originating as a river-crossing settlement, the site of Roman and...

STRATFORD-UPON-AVONSTRATFORD-UPON-AVON, famous the world over as the birth-place of William Shakespeare, is situatedalmost symbolicallyat the heart of England. Surrounded by countryside notable for its natural and historical appeal, the town enjoys a pleasant riverside setting roughly midway along...

no single book can attempt to do justice to the complexity of London, the greatest city of the British Commonwealth. It is the diversity of its appeal, the charm discovered in the most unexpected places and the fascination of its traditions and ceremonies which make London unique among the...