Sussex. By Augustus J. C. Hare. (G. Allen.)—Mr. Hare is
at home in Sussex ; he is a resident in the county, and comes of a family which was for some time connected with one of its most interesting and picturesque sights,—Hurstmonceux Castle. Accordingly, he writes an excellent book about it. Limits of space obviously hamper him. He would like to write a county history, but he has to write a guide-book. The difficulty of combining these two is, one might say, insuperable ; yet Mr. Hare comes as near to overcoming it as man may do. Any one who wants to see something of the county could not take a better companion. And
the county is indeed worth seeing. The north-eastern corner is, considering its nearness to London, strangely unsophisticated ; while the western part, with Midhuret, the Vale of the Arun, &e., is remarkably beautiful.
Previous page
