Abbeys, Castles And Ancient Halls of England and Wales - Their Legendary Lore And Popular History By John Timbs and Alexander Gunn. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. This work owed its original success to the wealth and variety of its historical, biographical, and traditionary elements, and to this day maintains its position as one of the most interesting epitomes of the legendary lore and popular stories in connection with the Abbeys, Castles And Ancient Halls of England and Wales. Contents include: London and its Environs, Essex, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Dorset, Devonshire, Cornwall, Channel Islands, Somersetshire