Scenes and legends of the north of Scotland : or, The traditional history of Cromarty (1872)

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This was at the time of the Highland clearances and is an excellent read. You should also see our section on Scottish Regiments which is part of this set.

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A Summer in Skye A great book done in the 's in which you'll read about the place and the people and all about Second Site and Fairy Bridges and much else besides. Rothiemurchus Of all the districts overshadowed by the extensive Cairngorm range the most magnificent, by universal consent, is Rothiemurchus. It is a region entirely unique. There is nothing like it elsewhere. The History of Stirlingshire This book was last published in and is a two volume publication. Byways of the Scottish Borders In the Autumn of the author walked with an artist friend through some of the most famous of the Border country, from Moffat eastwards.

Rambles Round Glasgow An historical look at Glasgow and surrounding area. Edinburgh and the Lothians A book published in about the area. Peebles and Selkirk A book published in about the area.

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A book by Alasdair Alpin MacGregor. Annals of Dunfermline A. Bradley Banffshire By W. Taylor In the Hebrides By C. A History of the Island By F. It is a 4 volume set.

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Considered to be a second volume to the Scots in Germany. This is a book mainly exploring the connections between France and Scotland. Volume 2 by George Bryce, M. Jubilee History of St. Andrew's Society of Toronto By the St.

Smith and Illustrations by M. Roy Among the Forrest Trees or How the Bushman Family got their Homes, by being a book of facts and incidents of pioneering life in Upper Canada, arranged in the form of a story, by Rev. A and published in A Sketch of the Life of the Hon. Gordon Ralph Connor published in , second edition. By his brother The Rev. Andrews and its Golfing Celebrities by W.

The Highland lady was a clanswoman of the Rothiemurchus Grants, and is therefore of special interest to American readers, since it was from that same branch of the ancient Scottish family that Gen. Stoddart, 2 volumes, Blackie was one of the best-known Scotsmen of his time. The old red sandstone; or, New walks in an old field.

To which is appended a series of geological papers, read before the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Hugh Miller Book 46 editions published between and in English and held by WorldCat member libraries worldwide. The headship of Christ and the rights of the Christian people by Hugh Miller Book 35 editions published between and in English and held by WorldCat member libraries worldwide. Leading articles on various subjects by Hugh Miller Book 30 editions published between and in English and Undetermined and held by WorldCat member libraries worldwide.

My schools and schoolmasters; or, The story of my education by Hugh Miller Book 78 editions published between and in English and Undetermined and held by WorldCat member libraries worldwide.

Sketch-book of popular geology: The headship of Christ, and the rights of the Christian people: Sketch-book of popular geology by Hugh Miller Book 26 editions published between and in English and held by WorldCat member libraries worldwide. Sutherland as it was and is, or, How a country may be ruined by Hugh Miller 12 editions published in in English and held by WorldCat member libraries worldwide.

Letters on the herring fishing in the Moray Frith by Hugh Miller 8 editions published in in English and held by WorldCat member libraries worldwide. He was slightly acquainted with one of the inferior clerks in the Edinburgh custom-house, and in the slender hope that this person might use his influence in his behalf, and that that influence might prove powerful enough to get After many a stumble and fall, however, and many a groan and exclamation from the two boatmen behind, who were well-nigh worn out, they all reached the clachan in safety about two hours after nightfall.

The inmates were seated round an immense peat fire, placed, according to the custom of the country, in the middle of the floor. They made way for the travellers ; and Sandy Wright, drawing his seat nearer the fire, began to Never was there a little bit of ground better occupied — it looked like a piece of rich needlework. He had got wonderful flowers, too — flesh-coloured carnations, streaked with red, and roses of a rich golden yellow.

Even the commoner varieties — auriculas Willie was rather an elderly than an old man, and the childlike simplicity of his tastes and habits made people think of him as younger than he really was ; but his constitution, never a strong one, was gradually failing ; he lost strength and appetite, and at length there came a morning on which he could no longer open his shop.