Devon

This new, revised edition, with an up-to-date Introduction, a new, extensive bibliography, the most recent population and similar statistical figures, reproduces the author's classic text in full, including the Gazetteer--describing every place, hamlet to city, in the county--and his superb collection of contemporary photographs. The book is packed with detailed information, as remarkable in its high quality as its huge quantity. This new edition will be warmly welcomed by all who know and love Devon and its unique history as well as by those who wish to own a copy of the first single-volume account of any county ever written.

W. G. Hoskins (Author) : WILLIAM GEORGE HOSKINS was born in Exeter in 1908. Educated at Hele’s School and the University of the South West, he went on to teach at the then University College, Leicester (1931-51) where he founded the influential School of English Local History – the first department of its kind in Britain. In 1951 he became Reader in Economic History at Oxford, and it is during his time there that both Devon (1954) and The Making of the English Landscape (1955) appeared, both highly influential works, both still in great demand. Returning as Professor to Leicester, now a University, after a few years he withdrew to return to his beloved Devon: to campaign against wholesale redevelopment – destruction – and to champion similar environmental causes. He enjoyed a national reputation and high regard, which led to radio, television and press appearances – this Devon man changed not only our approach to the study of local history, but also our concern about the conservation of our environment .He died at Cullompton, Devon, in January 1992.