This work introduces North Wales through a concise historical overview of the Welsh people and the English conquest, then proceeds region by region — Anglesey, Holyhead, Bangor, Snowdon, Lleyn, Conway, S. Asaph, Denbigh, Llangollen, Dolgelley, Harlech, Welshpool, Newtown, and Machynlleth — blending accounts of castles, churches, landscapes, and local antiquities with notes on language, customs, and archaeology intended to orient visitors; numerous photographs and illustrations accompany descriptive sketches and practical observations about scenery, monuments, and regional character.