ects on the Hills, 100
Tours through, and Voyage round the Island, 101
Lists of the Inns and Seats. Passage and Conveyance, &c.

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LIST OF THE ENGRAVINGS.

PAGE
I--NORRIS CASTLE, _Frontispiece_.

II--PULPIT ROCK, Bonchurch, _Title-page_.

III--CARISBROOKE CASTLE, 24

IV--WEST COWES: the Castle, Parade, &c., 36

V--OSBOURNE, Her Majesty's Marine Residence, 40

VI--Town and Pier of RYDE, 44

VII--View from Bembridge Down, 52

VIII--SHANKLIN Chine; descent to the beach, 60

IX--Shanklin Church, 64

X--COOKE'S CASTLE, _ib._

XI--The ancient Parish-church of BONCHURCH, 68

XII--VENTNOR, near the Church, _ib._

XIII--STEEPHILL Castle and adjacent Coast, 72

XIV--ST. LAWRENCE CHURCH, 76

XV--St. Lawrence Well, _ib._

XVI--The UNDERCLIFF near Mount Cleeves. 80

XVII--The new LIGHT-HOUSE near Niton, _ib._

XVIII--BLACKGANG CHINE, 84

XIX--FRESHWATER BAY, 92

XX--WATCOMBE BAY, _ib._

XXI--SCRATCHELL'S Bay and the Needle Rocks, 96

CHAPTER I.

THE PECULIAR ADVANTAGES OF THE ISLAND AS THE OBJECT OF A SUMMER'S
EXCURSION.

Variety is the characteristic charm of the Isle of Wight; the scenery
being in fact a most happy combination of the grand and romantic, the
sylvan and marine--throughout a close interchange of hills and dales,
intersected by streams and rivers: combining the quiet of rural life
with the fashionable gaiety of a watering-place, or the bustle of a
crowded sea-port. But generally, its landscapes are more distinguished
for beauty than sublimity, and hence the very appropriate designation of
"THE GARDEN OF ENGLAND!" an emphatic compliment cheerfully paid by the
thousands annually visiting its shore