. An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent . nds End and the Scilly Islands where lies the submcrgetl land ofLyonesse, once the country over which ruled King Arthur. No part ofEngland is so rich in folk-lore, and in (^uaint, innocent superstitions, as theLands End. 199 i THE SCILLY ISLES. Wending your way to the point of the extension pier at Penzanceyou may find a small steamer, perchance The Queen of the Isles, steam upand prepared for that voyage of four hours in fair weather, which carries thevisitor to the Scilly Isles.

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. An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent . nds End and the Scilly Islands where lies the submcrgetl land ofLyonesse, once the country over which ruled King Arthur. No part ofEngland is so rich in folk-lore, and in (^uaint, innocent superstitions, as theLands End. 199 i THE SCILLY ISLES. Wending your way to the point of the extension pier at Penzanceyou may find a small steamer, perchance The Queen of the Isles, steam upand prepared for that voyage of four hours in fair weather, which carries thevisitor to the Scilly Isles. The granite rocks, and they are little more, whichare collectively called the Scilly Islands are literally about three not many can boast a blade of grass, and only five are actually inha-bited. Of the islands St. Marys is the principal. It contains considerablybeyond a thousand inhabitants, more than double the number of the occu-pants of the other four inhabited isles, while its acreage nearly equals thatof the remainder, the names of which are Tresco, St. Martins, St. Agnes, rr-v ~^^^^ii^^^^^^.

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