Talk to this man, and to the other eleven, and they will tell you that there is always a sale for guide-books--that the supply does not keep pace with the demand.

It may be taken as a fact that most of the books of this kind published during the last half-century--many millions of copies in the aggregate--are still in existence and are valued possessions.
There is nothing to quarrel with in all this.

As a people we run about a great deal; and having curious minds we naturally wish to know all there is to be known, or all that is interesting to know, about the places we visit.

Then, again, our time as a rule being limited, we want the whole matter--history, antiquities, places of interest in the neighbourhood, etc.

in a nutshell.