| 单词 | West Country |
| 例句 | My acquaintance begins his new job in the West Country in two weeks' time.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Maine speech is very like that in West Country England, the double vowels pronounced as they are in Anglo- Saxon, but the resemblance is doubly strong on Deer Isle. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt unfriendly toward them and irritated by their West Country accents. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z So then, there seems little reason why I should not undertake my motoring trip to the West Country. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Or that the government should have somehow foreseen the freak hurricane in the West Country that had caused so much damage to both people and property? Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “So I suppose you’re going to tell me he caused the hurricane in the West Country too?” said the Prime Minister, his temper rising with every pace he took. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z As I squeezed out of Paddington station on the morning of the People’s March, a lone Farage fan stood hurling insults at the sea of humanity emerging from trains arriving from the West Country. My husband’s boasts are worse since Brexit – and I can’t stand it | Dear Mariella 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z She laughs a lot, actually, and unintentionally slips into Jill's West Country accent a few times. Dark star: Julia Davis 2010-04-10T23:10:00Z The kids learn from the adults, too: Harvey Robinson, who plays a policeman in Jerusalem, has been helping Lennie to twist his Londoner tongue around the West Country accent. A quick curtain call. Then bed: Child actors in adult theatre 2010-05-05T20:30:00Z Every year brings a fresh collection of all-too-believable tales of West Country bleakness, delivered in an unflinching monotone and garnished with impressively arcane jokes about pop culture. This week's new live comedy 2013-02-16T00:05:15Z Les Misérables and the market in general saw the gentlest drops in Republic of Ireland, the Border region, central Scotland and the West Country, and overall the biggest falls were in the Midlands and Wales. Bad weather makes life Misérables for UK box office 2013-01-22T12:33:26Z Some years ago I shot a documentary about Sam Peckinpah's "West Country western" Straw Dogs on location around the village of St Buryan, which used locals as extras, and still draws movie tourists today. We're all going on a ... 2011-07-30T23:04:12Z He earned the nickname "Wurzel" as a soldier because of his West Country background and dishevelled appearance, which led his fellow recruits to compare him with the TV character Worzel Gummidge. Michael 'W?rzel' Burston obituary 2011-07-10T16:09:08Z Why do we have so many Mancunian accents on 5 Live but so few West Country ones? Is it wrong for a person to change their accent? 2013-04-20T16:59:01Z The son of the Hollywood film-maker Joseph Losey, who was chased out of the US during the McCarthy era, he came to the film after the crawl around the West Country had ended. Fab furore: Is it time to re-evaluate the Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour? 2012-09-25T17:33:00Z The BBC Proms were somewhat curtailed for me this week by extensive explorations of the West Country. Die Walk?re; Siegfried; BBC Proms 23, 26 & 27 ? review 2011-08-06T23:06:26Z When they started out in the late 80s, Massive Attack were just a bunch of West Country DJs looking for connections between the funk, hip-hop, reggae, punk and soul records they all loved. Manchester International Festival 2013 2013-05-24T14:08:00Z Dream Alliance now lives in comfortable retirement in the West Country. Horseracing tale wows Sundance 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z He notes another anomaly with Kneehigh: It never performed in a brick-and-mortar theater of its own. For more than three decades, its shows were seen in West Country community spaces and even the outdoors. The play that started without a single written word: '946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips' 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z Yet it is West Country teen Vicky Pollard that makes Little Britain a textbook example of problematic TV. Seinfeld and Simpsons – why your favourite TV show is problematic 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Dating in London, living in the West Country, running, the recent Guardian blind date that went viral, New Year’s resolutions. Blind date: ‘We could have been a bit sillier’ 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z He carried many of his demons with him, along with the West Country vowels that give an incongruous Somerset lilt to his wilder urban tales. Tricky: 'I can still be really dark in my mind' 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z Widdecombe grew up in the West Country and the far east, where her father worked for the Admiralty. Strictly Ann: The Autobiography by Ann Widdecombe – review 2013-06-10T07:00:58Z In the romantic drama shot in England's picturesque West Country, often referred to as "Hardy country," Bathsheba is a young woman without means whose life and fortunes change when she inherits her uncle's farm. Carey Mulligan takes on a Hardy heroine in 'Madding Crowd' 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Rylance did most of the speaking, including some anecdotes lasting several pages of script, while also required to create a convincing limp, a West Country accent and suffer episodes of physical assault. Mark Rylance: 'It's all about the attitude' 2010-06-15T20:30:00Z This is the key event that triggers the action in the superficially idyllic West Country village of Pagford, whose well-heeled inhabitants are at war with the nearby council estate, The Fields. The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling – review 2012-09-29T23:05:13Z It's also relocated, for no clear reason, from White's rural Maine to the West Country – though it's hard to imagine spiders this big in Britain. Charlotte's Web – review 2013-01-09T18:24:37Z Despite nearly three decades of living in the West Country, he still sounds Mancs. Six degrees of IMDb founder Col Needham 2013-05-12T15:59:01Z It seems significant, somehow, that two unassuming West Country boys should enjoy such outrageous success, having known each other before they both became globally famous. Simon Pegg: 'I measure life by my feelings for Star Wars' 2010-10-16T23:05:00Z The company is a product of Cornwall, a rural region in England’s southwest tip known as West Country. The play that started without a single written word: '946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips' 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z One little thing: did I pick up quite a few accents in there – a bit of Yorkshire, West Country, Canadian too? TV review: The Nativity; Come Rain Come Shine 2010-12-21T08:00:01Z Twenty years ago, Mascord was made redundant in Birmingham and so telephoned cinemas he remembered from holidays in the West Country. My wonderful life in cinema 2011-02-15T20:00:02Z Instead he is English, 57 years old, and has nothing more exotic than a slight West Country burr. David Chipperfield: master of permanence 2011-02-06T00:06:23Z She has travelled here in a 1957 Morris Traveller, a vehicle she hired for the purposes of making a West Country tour, 470 miles in all, to mark the publication of the 100th Persephone book. One shade of grey: how Nicola Beauman made an unlikely success of Persephone Books 2012-11-25T00:05:20Z Set in a small-town community in the West Country, it centres on an unexpected vacancy on the parish council that arises following the sudden death of a 'good Samaritan'. Muted enthusiasm for Rowling book 2012-09-27T10:23:32Z Local West Country dealers, who rely almost exclusively on English buyers, were finding the post-Brexit market for modestly priced collectibles extremely tough going. British Art Fairs: One Country, but Worlds Apart 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z Nestled in the Mendip Hills in Somerset, the Pig Near Bath is situated amid a West Country landscape of yellow rapeseed fields, deer parks and ancient cottages topped with solar panels. In Somerset, a Hotel With Fitting Name Focuses on Food 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z In The Detectorists, he is one of two amateur metal detector-wielding men who hope to happen upon an Anglo-Saxon treasure trove in the rolling hills of the West Country. Mackenzie Crook unearths metal detector sitcom 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z “The Redeemed” concludes Pears’s West Country Trilogy narrated by Keeble, a master of the argot and manner of speech of the region and whose reserved manner in general narrative opens doors to the past. The best audiobooks of 2019 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z I am keen to try the solid “Farmhouse” – which is compared to a West Country cheddar, but it is sold out. To brie or not to brie: can vegan 'cheese' taste as good as dairy? 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z "I've took a fancy to it!" he exclaimed, in a burry, rural West Country accent that must itself be disappearing as fast as any pasture land down there. TV review: Panorama: Disabled or Faking it?; Britain's Oldest Stand Up; Simply Italian 2012-07-30T20:05:01Z The flooding, especially in the Midlands and West Country, was devastating. The unpredictable power of nature 2013-02-15T18:01:01Z Today, he recalls telling Rolling Stone magazine that Swindon was "a little gritty industrial blob in the West Country" and being pilloried in the local paper. Sound of the suburbs 2010-04-02T23:05:00Z And the West Country marquee full of pastel shades has been replaced by an East End workshop full of sewing machines and haberdashery. The Great British Sewing Bee; Crossing England in a Punt: River of Dreams – TV review 2013-04-03T06:00:07Z Excitement is mounting in the West Country as tourist attractions in the surrounding area are hoping that the new Star Wars film will be shot nearby. Is Star Wars filming in UK forest? 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z But village schools on the Wiltshire-Dorset border that a generation ago were empty are now oversubscribed, and, in my experience, most of the incomers already have a connection with the West Country. Shipton and Tilman by Jim Perrin – review 2013-03-27T11:00:01Z Set in a West Country village, it's the story of Nell, the cunning woman's granddaughter, and what follows when she and her beloved granny are suspected of witchcraft. Michelle Harrison's 10 best bad fairies 2011-03-23T13:52:18Z It was an odd pairing, considering Vale, a rugby and cricket fan from Bristol in England’s West Country, knew little about baseball. For Happ, vision of Wrigley Field comes to life through partnership with artist 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z They hope it is proof of a revival in the West Country, a former heartland for the party before the near oblivion that followed their years in coalition at Westminster. By-elections: Little comfort for Tories in bad night at the polls 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z In the second all-Southern Finals Day in three years, after Kent's triumph in 2021, and Hampshire's a year ago, this time it was the West Country who came out on top. Somerset see off Essex to win T20 for second time 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z Will Smeed was in majestic form as South Group leaders Somerset posted a mammoth total of 231-4 in the West Country derby. Moeen shines while Surrey smash club record in T20 Blast 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z When you’re on the M4 motorway, which leads to nice places in the West Country, and a friend calls and says, “I’m in bits, can you come back?” and you turn around without even thinking. Jojo Moyes writes love stories. Her own recently took an unexpected turn. 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Bath's next match is the West Country derby at home to Gloucester this Saturday. Worcester to send four players on loan to Bath 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Friday's matches between West Country rivals Bristol and Bath at Ashton Gate and Sale against Northampton have been postponed "as a mark of respect". Start of Premiership rugby union season delayed 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z He added the West Midlands and West Country could see with highest temperatures with a maximum of around 35C, but this is uncertain. UK heatwave: Heat health-alert to begin across England 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z He said the West Midlands and West Country could see with highest temperatures with a maximum of around 35C, but this is uncertain. UK heatwave: UK set for new heatwave as temperatures head to 35C 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z They were then sent details of a firm producing so-called truffle trees in the West Country. Pension fraudsters jailed after £13m scam 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Vigils were also held in the West Country and hundreds marched through Shrewsbury as they said they felt "had to do something". Ukraine: Hundreds join protests against Russian invasion 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z Thomas recalls Randall had a Welsh accent in his schooldays, which has taken on a West Country twist now. England's scrum-half made in Wales 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Schools across the West Country said they were facing significant disruption, with e-learning and learning from home being used to cope with staff absences. Covid: Pressure on schools higher than ever, union says 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z The West Country's biggest nightclub, Motion, a warehouse with a capacity of 4,000, was closed for 16 months through the pandemic. Covid: Bristol music venues and nightclubs "need more support" 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z Areas of southern and eastern England including the West Country and London will see the mildest weather. Warmest New Year's Eve recorded in Somerset ushers in 2022 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z The British Army currently has about 76,500 soldiers, with about 15,000 based around the West Country. Jethro Watson-Pickering named as soldier killed during Army training 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z Boris Johnson's cabinet will meet in England's West Country later, with the forthcoming COP26 climate conference expected to be high on the agenda. Boris Johnson's cabinet to meet in England's West Country 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Lendology, a not-for-profit lender in the West Country, provides low-cost loans to house owners in 18 council areas. The 22-year-old who took on a housing giant and won 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z I took a portrait of a lady in a van, who I naively assumed lived as a free spirit, touring the West Country. The English Riviera during the 2021 UK staycation 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Freeman fled the scene following the attack, disguised his appearance and went on the run in the West Country. Jahreau Shepherd death: Brother of MMA fighter detained 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z Around 3,000 returning Bears fans, who were attending a game at Ashton Gate for the first time since March last year, were treated to an entertaining West Country derby. Bristol brush aside 14-man Gloucester 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z The West Country cabinet meeting also comes amid warnings from retailers over a potential shortage of goods ahead of Christmas due to a logjam at UK ports and shortage of lorry drivers. Boris Johnson's cabinet to meet in England's West Country 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z But Bath regrouped and Mercer's 68th-minute score proved enough to see the West Country side safely through to a European semi-final. Bath beat Exiles to make Challenge Cup semis 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z He began his television career in 2004 working for ITV’s regional news programmes in the West Country, initially as an Autocue operator. Alex Beresford: who is the presenter who made Piers Morgan storm off set? 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z On the road trip he takes through the West Country at his employer’s suggestion, he is like a hapless foreign tourist, getting lost, running out of gas and poignantly failing to understand the natives. Kazuo Ishiguro Sees What the Future Is Doing to Us 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z The dialogue delivered originally in Mr. Prowse’s West Country English accent was dubbed in postproduction editing using the sonorous voice of American actor James Earl Jones. David Prowse, English actor and weightlifter who embodied Darth Vader, dies at 85 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z His lilting English West Country accent was considered less ideal, and his lines were dubbed by James Earl Jones. Dave Prowse, actor who played Darth Vader, dies at 85 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z Unfortunately, his West Country accent was not deemed suitable for the part of a menacing Hollywood villain and his lines were dubbed. Dave Prowse: Darth Vader actor dies aged 85 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z The Lion was one of four showman's road locomotives built by agricultural engineers Fowler for the West Country travelling fair Anderton and Rowland. Steam engine bought for £50 sells for more than £900k 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z They live opulently in a huge pile in the West Country. ‘I’m terrified of causing trouble’: Sasha Swire, a diarist creating a Tory storm 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z Caroline, who is 52 and a nurse in the West Country, began taking anti-depressants two years ago after struggling with anxiety and panic attacks. Rivers, wild swimming and the row about taking the plunge 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z One day he drove out to the West Country to get away from it all – en route, he put a tape on and heard George Benson’s version of The Greatest Love of All. Kevin Rowland on the My Beauty furore: 'I wasn't cracking up. I just wanted to wear a dress' 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z We found our way through and arrived at this West Country English accent for my character. Willem Dafoe can tell which of his films fans have watched as they approach him 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Growing up with a broad West Country accent, almost a decade speaking Malay and Terengganu has resulted in Dan developing an international hybrid accent almost unrecognisable from before. 'I became an accidental celebrity 6,000 miles from home' 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z A mysterious substance that has turned a tributary of a river in the West Country bright blue is being investigated by the Environment Agency. Suspected 'pollution incident' turns River Frome tributary blue 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z Aged 60, he lives in the West Country these days, having moved in with his 85-year-old mother a few ago, together with his partner of 10 years. Rupert Everett: 'I'd have done anything to be a Hollywood star' 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z I winked, accent slipping, as if we were now auditioning Carry On Up The West Country. 'Rejection didn’t hurt my pride - I had none left': confessions of a failed actor | Rhik Samadder 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z According to his friends, Matt is a catch - a kind, attractive man who has had a successful career in theatre management since moving to London from his childhood home in the West Country. 'I survived abuse - now I'm starting to date at 47' 2019-05-12T04:00:00Z "I think it's brilliant, I think it's a superb tribute to Jill and what she meant to so many people in the community and the West Country," said Mr Dando. Brother hopes Dando murder is solved 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z It has been a life-changing affirmation for a woman who says that, as a young black woman growing up in the West Country, she always struggled to belong. Yola: from down and out in London to Nashville's country soul star 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Stonehenge, perhaps the most recognisable ancient site in England, sits at the congested crossroads of the south-east and the wilder West Country. US briefing: Jeff Bezos, Rod Rosenstein and Toronto killer's trial 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Last year animal rights activists tried to change the name of the West Country village of Wool to “Vegan Wool”. Which is the world's most vegan city? 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z At least in the West Country things tend to calm down in September. Airbnb and the so-called sharing economy is hollowing out our cities | Gaby Hinsliff 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z Police said he is white, 5ft 5in and of medium build, with brown eyes, and speaks with a West Country accent. Two rapists on the run from prison 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z The signature Cidre Blanc is as simple as Gold Rush apples and sauvignon blanc yeast; its Grand Cru, a blend of ciders, is inspired by tannic West Country English ciders. D.C.’s cider scene is blossoming. Here’s where to go and what to try. 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z They were given clothes and food by their captors, and slept in an attic in a very average home in the West Country. UK slavery: Inside the first new prosecution 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Citing the Florida Department of Health, WPEC-TV reports that an employee of Breakers West Country Club, just outside of West Palm Beach, was bitten by an aggressive raccoon on May 4. Rapid raccoon bites country club worker near West Palm Beach 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z It would lead to farmers in parts of the West Country being incentivised to revert cropland to pasture or woodland to capture rainfall and bind vulnerable soils together. 'Send in the drones' to protect soil 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z In the Midlands and the West Country, 'Daddies' sauce rules the roost in most chippies, but it turns out that it is made by Heinz, which is dominant elsewhere. Does it matter how you put jam on a scone? 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Will he mark the occasion with a victory in the West Country? FA Cup fourth round: Yeovil Town v Manchester United – live! 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z However, they were then sent details of a firm producing so-called truffle trees in the West Country. 'My pension is invested in truffle trees' 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Sir Walter, who came from the West Country, had sprung to prominence under Elizabeth I, for whom he acted as an explorer and coloniser, notably in Virginia. The 100 best nonfiction books: No 99 – The History of the World by Walter Raleigh (1614) 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z The challenge is particularly acute in the West Country where many farmers grow maize on steep slopes. 'Send in the drones' to protect soil 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z Why does a giant with a West Country accent wear a Moroccan hat? From Del Boy’s cap to Steve Martin’s arrow – what happened to the comedy trademark? 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z In particular, the party will hope to regain lost seats in its traditional strongholds - the West Country and south-west London. Guide to the parties: Liberal Democrats - BBC News 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z There will also be further improvements covering Kent, the Midlands, north-west England, the West Country and Wales, the RDG promised. Rail industry promises 6,400 extra trains - BBC News 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z As a West Country girl, it's great that two of the group-stage venues - Taunton and Bristol - are in this part of the country. Heather Knight column: England captain reflects on 'crazy year' 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z It’s all fade to black and “Ohhh, very saucy, my love” in a West Country accent. The best – and very worst – sex scenes in video game history 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z Born in Dorset and educated in Cornwall, Newton based his pirate talk on his own native British West Country dialect. It's Talk Like a Pirate Day—But Where Does 'Pirate Talk' Really Come From? 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z I spent most of July and August in the West Country and on the road with the Western Storm for the inaugural Super League. Heather Knight column: Stormtroopers, Vipers and Ghostbusters - a look back at the Super League 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z An agent followed a Kia Forte off Interstate 15 to West Country Club Lane about 1:45 p.m. Feds seize $3 million from smuggling suspects 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z Mr Maxwell was taken to a West Country police station immediately after his arrest. NI terrorism: Royal Marine Ciarán Maxwell's detention extended - BBC News 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z Kate: I am prepared to believe this is an accurate representation of dating someone from the West Country. The best – and very worst – sex scenes in video game history 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z Mr Maxwell is suspected of being involved in preparing for acts of terrorism and is being held at a West Country police station. Arrested Royal Marine 'victim of 2002 sectarian attack' - BBC News 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z The man is being held at West Country police station. Somerset: Member of armed forces arrested in NI terrorism investigation - BBC News 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z Knight is tall, red-bearded, and weather-beaten; his voice is a soft West Country burr. Footprints, Size 10, from Britain’s Bronze Age 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z Measuring in at six-feet, six and a quarter inches -- “don’t forget the quarter” -- this quietly-spoken native of Bristol in England’s West Country is no one’s patsy though. BMW champ Chris Wood has a gentle demeanor but won't back down from a fight - Golf Digest 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z It's smiles better in West Country - The conclusion of a supermarket's rather limited study based on just 19 cities. Newspaper review: Belgium attacks are focus of British front pages - BBC News 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z Wassailing is still practised across the UK but is most prevalent in the West Country - such as in Pilton and Mudgley in Somerset, as this film shows. Wassail Tales: The tradition of the apple tree - BBC News 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z "Cozy was always a West Country boy... he never lost his way of speaking and he never lost his attachment to the land." Rock legends remember Cozy Powell as blue plaque unveiled - BBC News 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Prowse may have been inside the famous black suit, but his West Country accent was deemed unsuitable for the evil overlord and replaced by the voice of James Earl Jones. The Star Wars bit part actors who are now more popular than ever - BBC News 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z The Boca West Country Club’s heavy investment in its facilities, Ms. Tanzer said, “is a perfect example of adapting” to the changing economics of golf. Fewer Golfers, but Some Lush Courses Are Booming 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z One of the judges will be Wimpole forester Simon Damant, who earlier this month won the West Country championships in Somerset. Poldark influence helps Wimpole scything festival - BBC News 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z Could a West Country scene on the front reveal where he's from? A very generous donation - BBC News 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z Schoenaerts, who is Belgian, can’t manage a proper West Country accent, but, then, nor can anyone else in the film; the rustic group on whom Hardy depends, as a tragicomic chorus, becomes a mere backdrop. To Save the World or to Trash It? 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z West Ham have a strong defence and a team capable of scoring goals - and those Hammers fans departing the West Country on Sunday night are getting that FA Cup fever once more. Is this the most open FA Cup ever? 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z The only place where the experience has survived and is flourishing is on traditional dining trains from London to the West Country, and Swansea. Could the dining car ever make a comeback? 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z During his tour of the West Country the archbishop spent time visiting schools, churches and local charities, and the tour finished on Sunday. Archbishop admits 'doubts about God' 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z Cheerful and chatty, wearing glasses not contacts – and speaking with a light West Country burr, not a tortured torch croak – Beth Gibbons is in a good mood. Portishead on music, misogyny and debunking their own mystery 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z The thing that really strikes you on meeting him is his deep West Country farmer-iness, and sense of bemusement at what he created. 'Why haven't you booked me for the Pyramid stage?': Michael Eavis answers famous festivalgoers' questions 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z Just walking around the Neolithic houses, one begins to see why this part of the West Country is so rich in Neolithic and Bronze Age finds. Meet The Flintstones The Snowdonia team looks set to pip another group in Bristol which wants to bring a similar project to the West Country. Clear run for first inland surf lake 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z The number of elvers arriving in West Country estuaries on spring tides this year is estimated to be at least 10 times bigger than last year. Elver migration aided by fishermen 2014-04-01T10:33:10Z David Cameron is visiting Dawlish in Devon, which lost its rail link in last week's storms, after spending the night in the West Country. Party leaders visit flood-hit areas 2014-02-11T11:12:21Z West Country beef and lamb are also joining 62 unique British products with the marker. Anglesey sea salt wins EU protection 2014-01-15T00:53:35Z "We're very interested in the science; we're very interested in monitoring the players," says Bath Rugby's Head Coach Gary Gold, who is overseeing this new dawn of West Country rugby. How data could predict rugby injuries 2013-11-08T03:31:07Z "Badgers moved the goalposts," Mr Paterson told BBC Spotlight in the West Country. Extension sought for badger cull 2013-10-09T11:11:18Z Elsewhere in the West Country, filmmakers also focussed on a young foster family of rescued badgers in a set that was specially built beneath a tree. Underground worlds caught on camera 2013-08-15T07:19:45Z "The most requested flags are from the West Country and Yorkshire." 10 things festivals have given us 2013-06-21T00:16:58Z Others wincing in the West Country this weekend will include David Pipe, who drew a blank with 25 runners, and Philip Hobbs, whose 13 runners managed a single third among them. Nicky Henderson already planning fresh triumphs after Cheltenham 2013-03-16T20:08:20Z There were many sides to Frank: he could be simultaneously West Country, Welsh and Irish without anyone minding; in his youth he was a London boulevardier and an actor-manqué. A tribute to Frank Keating, the gentle monarch of sports writers 2013-01-25T20:24:00Z The Rec's playing surface has been covered with a heated tent since last weekend and, despite the snow in the West Country, the game was not considered in doubt. Bath and Gloucester battle for top Amlin Challenge Cup seeding 2013-01-18T17:04:50Z Temperatures dipped to minus 3C in the West Country on Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning with a similar forecast this evening. Sprinter Sacre Victor Chandler Chase run at Ascot now in doubt 2013-01-16T17:42:49Z Some of the worst of the flooding last month was in the West Country. Poor rail punctuality blamed on floods and staff shortages 2013-01-11T13:25:10Z There are more than 30 flood warnings and alerts in place around the West Country. Flooding returns to seaside town 2012-12-14T10:59:27Z Dozens of flood warnings remain in place, many train lines are suspended and roads closed, with the West Country being worst hit. Flood-hit UK braced for more rain 2012-11-23T18:27:15Z It's great said in a West Country farmer's accent. Readers' best passive-aggressive wi-fi names 2012-10-19T13:07:15Z England’s West Country is a bucolic landscape of winding country lanes and gently rolling pastures. Badger Battle Erupts in England 2012-10-16T20:45:00.507Z Fast forward to last Saturday and Bath's West Country derby at Gloucester. Strong case for staging 2015 Rugby World Cup final at Olympic Stadium 2012-10-09T11:23:54Z It brought up Leicester's 50th goal against their West Country opponents and was enough for them to chalk up their fifth straight league win for the first time since February 2011. Leicester City 2-0 Bristol City 2012-10-06T17:04:32Z Photograph: Tom Shaw/Getty Images It is six years since won at the home of their West Country rivals and a jinx is turning into a curse. Gloucester 16-10 Bath 2012-10-06T17:11:56Z After all, the reticent man from England's West Country does not put his finger to his lips to quiet any critics that might be lurking. British kayaker lives up to Usain Bolt comparisons 2012-08-11T14:27:11Z It is also the major road link from London to the West Country and Wales, as well as being a heavily-used commuter route. Motorway closed over cracks fear 2012-07-07T07:40:59Z One of those places in the West Country where the morris men still consider it acceptable to darken their faces? On the road: VW up! 1.0 litre 60 PS 5-speed manual 2012-06-15T21:59:13Z Lynne is hoping the interest she is earning will help pay for her to retire to the West Country, a hope which highlights an interesting feature of peer-to-peer lending. Peer-to-peer lending hits £250m 2012-06-08T23:00:44Z It was indeed a fine day of silver and faint celeste, such a one as in January only the West Country can give. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z Celandine, by the West Country now called Kenning Wort grows but slowly. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z What was Boss Maddox's game?—to rid himself of them altogether?—they who had worked the West Country boy and man, girl and woman, in this company before Boss Maddox was heard of? The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z Reminiscences of youth spent in the West Country, too, were mutual and sympathetic bonds between the Wireless Officer and the girl. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z "In a river valley in the West Country?" said Brooke. A Damaged Reputation 2011-10-17T02:00:16.117Z "Mrs. Bitterplum is always kind enough—yes—curious old West Country name...." The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z This is a pleasant and suggestive West Country story. Left to Ourselves or, John Headley's Promise. 2011-10-05T02:00:17.183Z The village began to send forth blue wood-smoke, and it seemed more than ever like the twilit West Country. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z They're from these parts, too, though it's a West Country name. The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z Away in the heath and winding onward by many a curve may yet be traced the first railroad in the West Country. A West Country Pilgrimage 2011-08-05T02:00:48.947Z That was how Robert Edrupt rode from the West Country and settled in his mind that some day he would himself be a wool-merchant. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z The award of a £22m loan from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills will allow AgustaWestland to build the AW169 commercial helicopter in the West Country, securing 100 highly skilled jobs initially. UK growth: Industry struggles behind the figures 2011-07-26T19:47:26Z What isn't the best thing about the West Country?! Liam Tancock: 'I would always be in the fields looking for slow worms' 2011-07-14T22:00:01Z Having held their opponents to a 2-2 Super League draw last week, the West Country side went into the game with justifiable confidence. Arsenal win Women's FA Cup final 2011-05-21T14:55:12Z However, it took until the 21st minute for the West Country side to extend their advantage as the fly-half Robinson kicked home after Newcastle were penalised for offside. Newcastle 7-34 Gloucester 2011-03-20T17:45:49Z Even the wildest of the West Country's gamblers may not have had such a white-knuckle ride. Gold Cup victory puts Nicky Henderson in running for trainers' title 2011-03-18T18:58:31Z But this year's Festival could also be a tale of two trainers, and their struggle for supremacy not just in the West Country, but in the year-long championship of Britain too. Nicky Henderson versus Paul Nicholls: the big fight of the Festival 2011-03-12T00:09:01Z That's another one of the good things about being from the West Country – in the same way that I support them, they support me. Liam Tancock: 'I would always be in the fields looking for slow worms' 2011-07-14T22:00:01Z To date, about 13 million visitors have come to the Eden Project, which cost £141m to build and is reckoned to have generated £1.1bn for the West Country in extra tourist spending. Tim Smit: the Eden project's impassioned gardener 2011-03-11T07:00:17Z Bath go to Kingsholm this Saturday for a West Country 'derby' against Gloucester – survive that and he can probably survive anything. England and Scotland profit from new approach at No10 2011-03-01T11:03:52Z "West Country fish fillets", where fish is caught in the West Country but filleted in China, was another highlighted example. Local label 'false' on many foods 2011-02-26T01:01:06Z Ulster's fourth victory over Bath in 14 months left the West Country club out of the equation for the quarter-finals and with little chance of qualifying for the Challenge Cup quarter-finals. Bath 22-26 Ulster 2010-12-20T00:05:06Z Two east Midlands clubs head the Premiership and the next seven places are taken up by clubs from the London area or the West Country. The Breakdown 2010-12-09T13:58:00Z If Watson wanted to become a legend in both the West Country and the Eastern Cape, he should have stayed in Somerset a little longer. Heineken Cup double-headers are always singularly difficult to predict 2010-12-07T13:40:00Z Cider making: From the orchard to the bottle It's autumn and trees across the West Country are heavily laden with cider apples. Quorn: a prime cut for Premier 2010-12-02T20:25:00Z As the team retreats to the West Country, the game's administrators have to consider whether the one-day internationals can still take place. Pakistan betting scandal: Police talk to players after spot fixing claims 2010-08-29T20:34:00Z On the weekends she goes home to her family in the West Country. London property prices forcing commuters to live under canvas 2010-08-16T03:59:00Z Before departing for the West Country, he urged others to follow his lead in the interests of the fragile economic recovery. Sun, sea and a slowdown: travel operators brace for the worst 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z Others at his stables in England’s West Country say Youmzain is a lovable rogue who would, literally, bite the hand that feeds him. On Soccer: From Joy on the Field to Joy in the Stables 2010-07-28T00:08:00Z About 20% of the country has already been converted – the Border region, the West Country, Wales, the north west and west of England. Retailers stop sales of analogue TV sets 2010-07-06T12:20:00Z Squad spirit, said Meehan, had never been higher but the campaign started with a resounding defeat at their West Country rivals Gloucester and a home loss to Wasps. Bath hope for redemption at the scene of their crime 2010-05-13T12:32:00Z Perhaps it was the Bristol DNA in his blood after the years he spent with Bath's West Country rivals, but he bristled with indignant intent. Bath 39-3 Leeds 2010-05-08T18:57:00Z No wonder Watson appears happier in the West Country. Watson aims to take Bath to unlikely title 2010-05-07T13:24:00Z Billy Godleman hit his first century for Essex , his second against and the third of his career on a dreamy West Country afternoon. Billy Godleman's against Somerset century keeps Essex content 2010-04-28T18:34:00Z It argued that as well as providing wildlife habitats, cider and cider apples were "important to the culture" of the West Country. Cider duty increase condemned by National Trust 2010-03-26T16:26:00Z He said this was "different from the stuff that's made in the West Country and other parts of the country." Cider tax rise prompts drinkers to petition No 10 2010-03-25T09:33:00Z It would take a trip to a few scattered oases in Northumberland, East Anglia or the West Country to see the skies anything like our ancestors once enjoyed. Near neighbours 2010-03-05T09:27:00Z The start of the West Country mail coaches from Piccadilly at this period was an interesting sight. The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone Like all West Country folk, especially in those days, she was a firm believer in witches and spells, to an extent incredible to a Saxon. Beggars on Horseback Celandine by the West Country Men called Kenning Wort grows but slowly. The Old English Herbals Then it is my own fault if I starve here in the West Country, for am I not big enough and brave enough to tramp all the way up to London? Stories of London If you listen to them West Country folk, you’ll listen to a pack o’ lies. Rewards and Fairies There are very few nights in our West Country, here by the sea at any rate, when a fire isn’t a comfort after sunset; a companion, too, for a lonely man, eh? The Red Symbol One finds blond, blue-eyed Saxon children in East Anglia, and there are black-haired, brown-skinned people in the West Country who have had no foreign admixture to their Phoenician blood since the Norman Conquest. An Ocean Tramp It thus happened that not many years elapsed before certain wealthy men of London and the West Country, especially one Master William Sanderson, backed by various gentlemen of the court, decided to make another venture. Adventurers of the Far North A Chronicle of the Frozen Seas Ilka man, and also woman, must walk the road as they see it before them, and do their part till the end comes; but the roads cross terribly on the muirs in the West Country. Graham of Claverhouse It was said that the more needy and despised any creature was, the more ready was she to befriend it; on which account the people of the West Country called her Child Charity. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales I am of the West Country myself—one of these days you will let me shew it you. The Belovéd Vagabond I belong to a West Country regiment, and all my friends are in the South.” The Rough Road Battalion is a West Country one, being composed of the Devon, Dorset, and Somerset Yeomanry and has seen some stiff service at Dewetsdorp. A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition Edinburgh was swarming with West Country Whigs, whose day of victory had come, and who had hurried to the capital that they might make the most of it. Graham of Claverhouse The West Country people came in their holiday clothes, and they were making merry, when a poor old woman came to the back door, begging for broken victuals and a night’s lodging. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales I had been saying to myself over and over again, "Why, it's exactly like our Middle West Country." Flash-lights from the Seven Seas But those who come to the West Country are not usually such as seek for the noise and glare of the conventional watering-place. The Cornwall Coast It's a snug bit house where some of the West Country billies forgather for a nicht at e'en. The House with the Green Shutters It would have been hard to find within the civilized world a more miserable and distracted country than Scotland at the date of our history, and the West Country was worst of all. Graham of Claverhouse "There's a legend in the West Country, you know——" "I know!" A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions At that moment Sir Thomas Bolivick, Lorna's father, came to the door, and in a hearty West Country fashion gave us both a warm welcome. "The Pomp of Yesterday" The Spaniards' first taste of the West Country had probably satisfied them, but other death-traps lay to the eastward. The Cornwall Coast The spirit of "modernity" is everywhere, and thus the old West Country has gone, and a new West Country has taken its place. Roger Trewinion In moments of extreme feeling she sometimes reverted to the language of her fathers, with its soft West Country burr. Mufti But I will say, for a tinker, you put a very neat West Country whipping on that bit of broken harness. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions "There was a West Country guide book on his table one day and I happened to glance at it." Men of Affairs It is idle to compare any other view in the West Country with this either in extent or grandeur, or in the immediate beauty of its surroundings. The Cornwall Coast But beauty vanishes, beauty passes, However rare, rare it be; And when I crumble who shall remember That Lady of the West Country?' Mistress Anne To all who live in the West Country, who says Exmoor says "the red deer." Lynton and Lynmouth A Pageant of Cliff & Moorland He said he "did a bit" himself in unmistakeable West Country accent, and he took me to his cabin to show me his art work. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah Our whole West Country is full of the most wonderful stories one might seek in vain for among the world of books and scholars—of giants and dwarfs, fairies, wizards, water-horse, and sea-maiden. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Some other West Country fishing-towns have introduced nets and oars at such services, but to bring in the actual fish seems peculiar to this place. The Cornwall Coast "I think she was the most beautiful lady, That ever was in the West Country——" was Richard's enlargement of their theme. Mistress Anne During the fortnight which they spent down in the genial West Country, Owen gave himself up entirely to the service of his young wife. The Making of a Soul But beauty vanishes; beauty passes; However rare—rare it be; And when I crumble who will remember This lady of the West Country? A Cluster of Grapes A Book of Twentieth Century Poetry There is the best in all the West Country there," said Doom, "kept by a gentleman of family and attainments. Doom Castle Here in the West Country hundreds of rich acres are held by the monastic orders. The Cornwall Coast And that third Saxon kingdom whose name is not even to be found upon the map, the kingdom of Wessex, is called the West Country and is to-day the most real of them all. A Short History of England Back of the Somme, a prominent West Country Sportsman shouted a greeting to me from the Artillery. The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (First Sportsman's) A Record of its Services in the Great War, 1914-1919 There are few places in the West Country more attractive than this old town in the moors, so richly endowed by time and by nature. Legend Land, Volume 2 Being a Collection of Some of The Old Tales Told in Those Western Parts of Britain Served by The Great Western Railway They frequently corresponded, and their letters included many a playful challenge to test one another's West Country hospitality. The Mayor of Troy It can hardly be said that such superstitions have yet died out of the West Country, but it is the older people now that cherish these ideas, secretly and furtively. The Cornwall Coast A carpenter by trade, he sailed from the West Country for Newfoundland in a ship that was captured by the pirate Anstis in the Good Fortune. The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers The mulatto had withdrawn, and in an atmosphere of gloom and tobacco smoke Smith and I sat staring, perhaps rather rudely, at the object of our visit to the West Country. The Devil Doctor But Sabine is so charming, her troubles end so happily and the setting of West Country scenery is so beautiful that, taken as a whole, I should expect the book to have the opposite effect. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 8, 1920 There is a dim West Country legend to the effect that the inhabitants of the Scilly Isles eke out a precarious livelihood by taking in one another's washing. Post-Prandial Philosophy He knew little of London, and gave the name of the hostelry at which, many years ago, he had alighted from a West Country coach with his box and midshipman's kit…. News from the Duchy "Course if they was to claim her, I got her off of an old friend o' mine down in the West Country," he said, raising his voice. Boy Woodburn A Story of the Sussex Downs One West Country mate announced that "a gun is a handy thing to have aboard—always." Sea Warfare For an instance:— Here lies a most beautiful lady, Light of step and heart was she: I think she was the most beautiful lady That ever was in the West Country. On the Art of Writing Lectures delivered in the University of Cambridge 1913-1914 She was half-Irish, she said, her mother having come from this very West Country, but she had lost both her parents early and been brought up at school and with English relatives. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 6, June, 1891 From that day to this, the Celtic peasantry of the West Country have utterly forgotten their Welsh kinship, save in wholly Cymric Cornwall alone. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain What better companion could he have had in his scheme of investigation than Mr. Thomas Jones, recently come up from the West Country? Fifth Avenue The whole West Country style of wrestling differs enormously from the North Country, in which Ishmael would have stood a poor chance against an opponent so much his superior in size. Secret Bread For some years she was hidden in a convent down in the West Country, not very far from Crailing, and after a while people came to believe that she, too, had perished in the revolution. The Splendid Folly My Dear Mr. Courtney, It is with a peculiar pleasure and, I dare to hope, with some appropriateness that I dedicate to you this story of the West Country, which claims you with pride. The Ship of Stars This worthy Knight being sent Ambassador by King Henry the Eighth to Charles the Fifth Emperor, then residing in Spain, died of the Pestilence in the West Country, before he could take Shipping, Anno 1541. The Lives of the Most Famous English Poets (1687) It was a terrible tale, that lost nothing of its horror from the simple, unadorned style of this West Country farmer's son. The Man with the Clubfoot In a fight Doughty's superior size would have given him all the advantage; in the West Country method of wrestling this would not necessarily hold true. Secret Bread The valley, viewed from the hill where we were camped, looked much like one of our West Country horse fairs on a very large scale. With Rimington There was some excitement the morning I left home for this adventure into the West Country. Tell England A Study in a Generation Taunton Castle We will journey to the West Country, a region of castles. Vanishing England As they adjourn, L.C.J. detains Chancery Judges to tell them a story about something that happened at Bodmin, and, to prevent mistakes, tells it in West Country dialect. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, January 30, 1892 It is thus little wonder that Elizabeth Linley's fame had travelled far beyond the West Country town in which she was cradled. Love Romances of the Aristocracy Another famous anecdote relates to the time at which Coleridge, like Wordsworth, carried the fires of the French Revolution about him into the peace of the West Country. The Art of Letters They had not time to drink a pint of wine before the West Country chapman came ajogging along. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences The by-ways near the town are narrow flowery lanes such as are naturally suggested to one's mind whenever the West Country is mentioned. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter If you listen to them West Country folk, you'll listen to a pack o' lies. Rewards and Fairies In this way he became famous among the animals—all over the world—better known even than he had been among the folks of the West Country. The Story of Doctor Dolittle A general rising took place in the West Country. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography It was a cheery companion, gurgling and chuckling as it ran, like the dear old trout-stream in the West Country where I have fished at night in my boyhood. The Lost World "You mean the West Country bankers," said he. The Return of Sherlock Holmes It is well known in the West Country, but the old words are trash. The Letters of Robert Burns With a hope that I might persuade him to turn back from certain ruin, and so mitigate the misery which he must bring upon the West Country. The Brown Mask On that sum she had educated herself, had taken her degree at a West Country University, had moved to London and begun work as a teacher and journalist. Delia Blanchflower I went down to a West Country place where there was shortly afterwards an election, at which I enjoyed myself very much canvassing for the Liberal candidate. Tremendous Trifles I gained no slight benefit from my visit to the West Country, and it had doubtless carried me bravely through this summer but for an unfortunate event. Lying Prophets "Still, I believe the Lovells were quite a good family—West Country people—lost money, you know." The Vision of Desire A few will suffer, doubtless, if you abandon your enterprise, but if you press on with it the whole of the West Country will be persecuted. The Brown Mask In regard to the Poetical Pieces, it may be mentioned that most of them are founded on West Country Stories, the incidents in which actually occurred. The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire But by far the most extraordinary conversation and perhaps the most illuminating I ever heard, was in a train going to the West Country and stopping first at Swindon. On Nothing and Kindred Subjects In the soft and luxurious West Country Nature invited him to look at her, and dream; and dream he did, more and more, day by day. Two Years Ago, Volume I I was a schoolmaster when I was a very young man; it was only a parish school in a little village in the West Country. Dracula's Guest If only half the stories were true, then had the West Country been turned into a hell, and Barbara hated the King who allowed such cruelty. The Brown Mask It is noteworthy also that France was affording harbourage to many gentlemen of the West Country who had been more or less implicated in the January rising. England under the Tudors It may be added that the Taoist author Lieh-tsz, in his third chapter, repeats the story of the magician, who, he says, came from the "Extreme West Country." Ancient China Simplified As he drew near a bridge he was forced to tarry awhile, for there was a great wrestling, and all the best yeomen of the West Country had flocked to it. The Junior Classics — Volume 4 "To the London and West Country Bank, in Lombard Street," Nevitt called through the flap. What's Bred in the Bone And yet he was Gilbert Crosby, the man she loved, the man who was blessed and nightly prayed for in many a humble home in this West Country. The Brown Mask She was to the manner born, and she loved the Celtic West Country. Michael's Crag Then an old woman came out of a cottage close by, and began talking to him in her West Country dialect in a thin high-pitched cracked voice. Afoot in England No one ever appears to be in a hurry in the leisurely West Country—a refreshing characteristic in a world elsewhere so perforated by tubes and shaken by the ubiquitous motor-bus. The Lamp of Fate It's a pity we should both be ruined, with six thousand pounds standing at this very moment to Cyril's account at the London and West Country. What's Bred in the Bone He chuckled still more, and said to those about him that Jeffreys would act up to the name, here and wherever else in this cursed West Country there were prisoners to be punished. The Brown Mask The 11th day, with a fair west-north-west wind, we departed with trust in God’s mercy, shaping our course for England, and arrived in the West Country in the beginning of October. Voyages in Search of the North-West Passage The boys, nine or ten sturdy little rustics with round sunburnt West Country faces, were playing the roughest game ever witnessed in a church. Afoot in England "Nay, sire, the shipman and all his men have sunk in the Lion," said Thomas de Mohun, a young knight of the West Country, who carried the standard. Sir Nigel She's never sat to me," he said; "my sister discovered her in the West Country somewhere. Fraternity He was prepared to believe any villainy of such a man, and there were many, little better than Kirke, free to work their will in the West Country to-day. The Brown Mask Was she mocking him, in that voice of hers, which still kept some Welsh crispness against the invading burr of the West Country? Five Tales He wanted to talk of music, pictures, plays, of how London looked, what new streets there were, and, above all, whether Scorrier had been lately in the West Country. Villa Rubein, and other stories A ship of the West Country could scarce meet with one from the Narrow Seas without blood flowing. Sir Nigel Thus I lose all interest in the Duke of Devonshire unless he can assure me that his soul is filled with that strange warm Puritanism, Puritanism shot with romance, which colours the West Country. A Miscellany of Men "It is natural you should think so, seeing the position I hold in the West Country at the present time." The Brown Mask Bedloe was to disappear to the West Country till the time came for him to offer his evidence. The Path of the King He had been appointed in November one of the council of war for providing for the safety of the nation, and the West Country had seen nothing of him since. Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth Under its placid surface the West Country was in a ferment. Mistress Wilding The mulatto had withdrawn, and in an atmosphere of gloom and tobacco smoke, Smith and I sat staring, perhaps rather rudely, at the object of our visit to the West Country. The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu |
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