Wot I Did on My Summer Holidays, by Louis XIV, Age 373 (2011 Reprise), Part 1; or, the Secondhand Bookshops of Devon (and Cornwall)

Hello there. How are we all? Everything OK? Good good. Well, I'm afraid I'm still on my summer hols, so you'll have to hang on a wee while longer for blogging proper to begin anew. But to tide you over, I thought I'd share some memories from the Devon (and Cornwall and New Forest, briefly) leg of my vacation, in the form of a photographic essay. See if you can identify the overarching theme...

Appledore, Devon

Ilfracombe, Devon

Barnstaple, Devon

Bude, Cornwall

Lyndhurst, New Forest

All photos taken by Rachel. And finally...

The Ill-Gotten Gains

For the second part of this thrilling photographic essay, go here.