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rocky scenery. The Briars has always been kept 

 as it was when Napoleon lived there. In one of 

 the rooms it is said that he gave the dictation to 

 ' Las Casas.' 



" Longwood Old House was originally a farm- 

 house, but verandas were added and the place 

 otherwise improved. After Napoleon's death the 

 house fell into a state of dilapidation. 



" Longwood New House was built for Napoleon, 

 but he never lived in it. It is a one-storied build- 

 ing, and has fifty-six rooms of various sizes. 



" It is pleasantly situated in the Eastean part of 

 the island, 1,760 feet above the sea. 



"Another interesting building is St. Paul's 

 church, in whose graveyard are buried many 

 strangers who have died on the island. 



" Jamestown is in a valley between two lofty 

 hills and is a picturesque spot, with roads winding 

 up the hills on each side. 



" Ladder Hill is 600 feet high, and is crowned 

 with a strong fort with barracks for a regiment of 

 soldiers. 



" If one wishes to ascend it he may go by the 

 road which winds up the sides of the hill, or, 

 curiously enough, by a long ladder with 365 

 steps, which reaches from the town at the bottom 

 to the fortress at the top." 



