William Crossing 
Hundred Years on Dartmoor [PDF ebook] 
Historical Notices of the Forest and Its Purlieus During the Nineteenth Century

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The valleys which shelter them give promise of plenty, for Nature there is smiling, and it is only when the visitor gains a glimpse of the sombre old Moor that he recollects she can sometimes wear a frown.