A Somerset Sketch book
THE MENDIP COUNTRYOn the northern side of Mendip there is a narrow valley winding inland a long way, very little above sea-level; on the other side there is a wide plain, equally low, stretching to the sea, and in the middle of this the Mendip Hills rise sheer up like a wall into the sky. So steep is their ascent that looking across the valley you are inclined to wonder how any wheeled thing ever gets up there, and indeed how the houses manage to cling to the sides without sliding down altogethe
...r. The fairy-tales of our youth used to tell of a hill of glass which had to be crossed by the bold adventurer; in winter the sides of Mendip are rather like that enchanted mountain. And when you do get to the top, past the house where the bladder-fern grows, the place looks as if, though not actually fairyland, it were very near the borders thereof.Mendip is a great tableland, bare and wide, a lonely, windy place of rolling fields and long walls of mortarless grey stone, and there is alwaysTable of Contents CONTENTS; THE MENDIP COUNTRY ; A WEST COUNTRY VILLAGE; A SON OF THE SOIL; THE PLOUGHING MATCH; THE SHEEP-SHEARING; THE RAT-CATCHER; THE ARM OF THE LAW ; A CENTURY OLD; THE WATERCRESS BED ; BABYLON; PIXY-LED; TRAVELLER'S JOY ILLUSIONAbout the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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