The great cliffs of North devon, fifteen miles away, seemed very near through the clear air.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
The topography of North devon, however, placed a sharp limit to the animated wilderness.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
A letter from Stephen to Peter: Dear Mr. Peter, I have thought every day of you and I was mighty glad to get your bit of a letter fearing that, maybe, thiccy place in devon might have driven your old friends out of your head.
"Fortitude"
Hugh Walpole