THE SPAS OF ENGLAND, AND PRINCIPAL SEA-BATHING PLACES. BY A. B. GRANVILLE, M.D., F.R.S. AUTHOR OF THE SPAS OF GERMANY," "ST. PETERSBURG," &c. 283. PREFACE. THE Author of "the Spas of England" cannot put forth the concluding portion of that work without apologizing for the delay which has unavoidably taken place in its publication. In glancing at its Contents, which in spite of every desire of curtailment, have extended over upwards of six hundred pages, the reader will at once perceive that observations, embracing nearly two-thirds of the island, and referring to between seventy and eighty places, whether Cities, Towns, Spas, or Sea-bathing Stations, personally visited by the Author, could hardly be embodied in the form of a continuous narrative within a narrower circle, or in less time than has elapsed since the appearance of the First Volume containing the Northern Spas. The Author, moreover, had to consult various documents, obtain much useful statistical information, and correspond with several persons in the country, in order to secure to his performance that degree of fullness and accuracy as to facts and deductions, without which he felt that "the Spas of England" would never earn for themselves the character of faithfulness, as well as usefulness, which has been accorded to "The Spas of Germany." Lastly, the Author had to contend against many interruptions incidental to a London medical practitioner at this peculiar season. Notwithstanding all these causes of delay, however, it is hoped that these Volumes appear opportunely, and at the very period of the year when such a work is most |