Jenkinson's Practical Guide to the Isle of Wight

Abstract

MR. JENKINSON, by his practical guides to the Lake District, Carlisle, and the Roman Wall, has already proved himself possessed of a rare faculty for the work of guide-book making. The handy volumes before us are quite equal to those previously published. The “Guide to the Isle of Wight” is evidently the result of conscientious work and minute painstaking; the author has gone over all the ground described, and made himself well acquainted with all the historical and antiquarian knowledge which adds interest to the various places referred to. The introduction to the larger “Guide,” covering upwards of eighty pages, contains a résumé of the scientific knowledge which bears on the island—its geology, its flora, and its fauna. This part seems to us carefully and accurately compiled, and by the scientific visitor will be considered a valuable addition to the volume. Mr. Jenkinson divides the text of his “Guide” into six sections, grouped round the chief towns of the island, each section being accompanied by a full and clear and carefully executed map. Altogether Mr. Jenkinson's “Guide” is a thoroughly good, and we believe trustworthy, one; and while it deserves the title “practical,” and will be of the greatest use to the visitor, the general reader might read it through with interest and profit.