Isle of Man
The end of one s▪ ummer holiday season means for some people the beginning of preparations for the next, and their choice of destination becomes a matter of urgency until it is settled. A part of Britain which hitherto has aroused little curiosity among readers of this journal is the Isle of Man, though why this should be is impossible to decide. Maybe our readers are among those who think of the island in terms of tailless cats, T.T. races and crowds of holiday-makers—as Miss Maxwell Fraser declares many people do in her recent book, In Praise of Manxtand (Methuen, 75. ed.). Although few previous guides to the neighbourhood seem to have survived, there is every reason why this one should. The author has gone to considerable pains to study its history as well as its geography and through a happy blending of the two has produced a volume both entertaining to read and helpful to anyone wishing to know how a holiday there may best be spent. It should interest those already thinking of next year.
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