England

The author offers a concise, impressionistic survey of the country's origins, landscapes, institutions, and people, tracing early inhabitants through Roman, Anglo-Saxon, and Norman influences before turning to the countryside's character, domestic life, schooling, work, and leisure. Subsequent chapters examine cities, rivers, historic shrines, the lives of poorer classes, the arts, political structures, and national defence. Emphasis rests on familiar rural imagery, green fields, village homes, and venerable schools, framed from the perspective of a visiting author from the overseas Dominions and illustrated by numerous plates that highlight architectural and natural landmarks.