CONTENTS

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[PREFATORY NOTE]5
[NOTE TO SECOND EDITION]6
CHAPTER I[INTRODUCTORY]11
CHAPTER II[HISTORICAL]22
CHAPTER III[FORMER INDUSTRIES]40
CHAPTER IV[THE FLOWER INDUSTRY]51
CHAPTER V[DESCRIPTIVE AND ARCHÆOLOGICAL]61
CHAPTER VI[THE ISLAND FOLK: THEIR WAYS AND CUSTOMS]80
CHAPTER VII[STORIES OF THE WRECKS]97
CHAPTER VIII[ANNET AND THE SEA-BIRDS]109
CHAPTER IX[ST. MARY’S]117
CHAPTER X[TRESCO]140
CHAPTER XI[BRYHER AND SAMSON]152
CHAPTER XII[ST. AGNES]159
CHAPTER XIII[ST. MARTIN’S AND ITS NEIGHBOURS]169
CHAPTER XIV[CONCLUSION]178
[LIST OF BOOKS REFERRED TO]185
[INDEX]187