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Has any other nation a record comparable to Britain's in what is loosely — and not very happily — called topographical literature? It is very doubtful. A good catalogue of second‐hand books may contain some 3,000 titles under British Topography — books to do with places, the spirit of places and the men and women who breathed life into them (excepting the solitary regions): some written by men of genius and many by authors of talent. The prices of the items may range from a few hundred pounds to several shillings.
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