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Large Crown 8vo, price6s. in cloth, gilt top.THESCOTT COUNTRY.ByW. S. CROCKETT.NOTE.The "Scott Country" tells the story of the famous Borderland, and its undying associations with Sir Walter, its greatest son. His early years at Sandyknowe and Kelso are sketched by one who is himself a native of that very district. Scott's first Border home at Ashestiel, and the making of Abbotsford, the Ettrick and Yarrow of Scott, the memories that cluster round Melrose, the district of Hawick, and the country of "Marmion," all have a place in the work. Not a spot of historic and romantic interest but is referred to all along the line of Tweedside and its tributaries from Berwick to the Beild. The Border country of Scotland has already been the subject of a very extensive literature, but the "Scott Country," being presented upon a more compact and comprehensive plan than has yet been attempted, will, we feel sure, be a source of satisfaction to every reader, whether Border-born or not. To the Scot abroad the volume will recall many a familiar memory, and at home it should take its place as a standard work of its kind, the author being, according to Dr. Robertson Nicoll and others, perhaps the most capable living student of the Border and its literature. The "Scott Country" contains162 illustrations, many of them quite new, and the price is such as to bring it within the reach of all.SOME OPINIONS."A work which no lover of Scott and the Scott country can afford to miss. It is the best Scott book of recent years."—The Scots Pictorial."Singularly pleasant reading."—St. James's Gazette."It is pleasant to go with so cultivated and enthusiastic a guide on a sentimental pilgrimage through the Scott country."—The Speaker."Visitors to the Scott country will find in this volume the very kind of guide-book they want."—Daily News."Full of fascination."—The Academy.A. AND C. BLACK. PUBLISHERS. 4, SOHO SQUARE. LONDON.
Large Crown 8vo, price6s. in cloth, gilt top.
THESCOTT COUNTRY.ByW. S. CROCKETT.
NOTE.
The "Scott Country" tells the story of the famous Borderland, and its undying associations with Sir Walter, its greatest son. His early years at Sandyknowe and Kelso are sketched by one who is himself a native of that very district. Scott's first Border home at Ashestiel, and the making of Abbotsford, the Ettrick and Yarrow of Scott, the memories that cluster round Melrose, the district of Hawick, and the country of "Marmion," all have a place in the work. Not a spot of historic and romantic interest but is referred to all along the line of Tweedside and its tributaries from Berwick to the Beild. The Border country of Scotland has already been the subject of a very extensive literature, but the "Scott Country," being presented upon a more compact and comprehensive plan than has yet been attempted, will, we feel sure, be a source of satisfaction to every reader, whether Border-born or not. To the Scot abroad the volume will recall many a familiar memory, and at home it should take its place as a standard work of its kind, the author being, according to Dr. Robertson Nicoll and others, perhaps the most capable living student of the Border and its literature. The "Scott Country" contains162 illustrations, many of them quite new, and the price is such as to bring it within the reach of all.
SOME OPINIONS.
"A work which no lover of Scott and the Scott country can afford to miss. It is the best Scott book of recent years."—The Scots Pictorial.
"Singularly pleasant reading."—St. James's Gazette.
"It is pleasant to go with so cultivated and enthusiastic a guide on a sentimental pilgrimage through the Scott country."—The Speaker.
"Visitors to the Scott country will find in this volume the very kind of guide-book they want."—Daily News.
"Full of fascination."—The Academy.
A. AND C. BLACK. PUBLISHERS. 4, SOHO SQUARE. LONDON.
In Preparation.UNIFORM WITH THE "SCOTT COUNTRY" AND THE"INGOLDSBY COUNTRY."THEBURNS COUNTRY.ByCHARLES S. DOUGALL, M.A.,HEADMASTER OF THE DOLLAR INSTITUTE.Crown 8vo, cloth, gilt top.WITH MANY ILLUSTRATIONS.NOTE.This is a companion volume to the "Scott Country." It describes the homes and home life of Burns; it contains sketches of his contemporaries and his surroundings; and incidentally it traces his development as man and poet from Alloway to Dumfries. The country traversed includes Carrick, Kyle, and Nithsdale, a country with many features of engrossing interest apart from Burns. It was the scene of the early struggles of Wallace and Bruce; it abounds with memories of the Covenanters; its castles and keeps were the homes of Kennedys, Crawfords, Cochranes, and Boyds, whose deeds made history; its literary associations are many and important. The author spent several years in the south-west of Scotland, and he made a series of journeys on foot or on cycle through the whole country. He has thus gathered together a mass of interesting material which, though not new, was not readily accessible to the general reader; and in the "Burns Country" he seeks to present this in popular form in the hope that the volume will guide the steps and enhance the pleasure of the tourist, and that to those to whom a visit to the land of Burns is denied, it will afford a correct and complete view of what, to patriotic Scotsmen, is the most interesting corner of our land. The volume is profusely illustrated from Photographs.A. AND C. BLACK. PUBLISHERS. 4, SOHO SQUARE. LONDON.
In Preparation.UNIFORM WITH THE "SCOTT COUNTRY" AND THE"INGOLDSBY COUNTRY."
THEBURNS COUNTRY.
ByCHARLES S. DOUGALL, M.A.,HEADMASTER OF THE DOLLAR INSTITUTE.
Crown 8vo, cloth, gilt top.
WITH MANY ILLUSTRATIONS.
NOTE.
This is a companion volume to the "Scott Country." It describes the homes and home life of Burns; it contains sketches of his contemporaries and his surroundings; and incidentally it traces his development as man and poet from Alloway to Dumfries. The country traversed includes Carrick, Kyle, and Nithsdale, a country with many features of engrossing interest apart from Burns. It was the scene of the early struggles of Wallace and Bruce; it abounds with memories of the Covenanters; its castles and keeps were the homes of Kennedys, Crawfords, Cochranes, and Boyds, whose deeds made history; its literary associations are many and important. The author spent several years in the south-west of Scotland, and he made a series of journeys on foot or on cycle through the whole country. He has thus gathered together a mass of interesting material which, though not new, was not readily accessible to the general reader; and in the "Burns Country" he seeks to present this in popular form in the hope that the volume will guide the steps and enhance the pleasure of the tourist, and that to those to whom a visit to the land of Burns is denied, it will afford a correct and complete view of what, to patriotic Scotsmen, is the most interesting corner of our land. The volume is profusely illustrated from Photographs.
A. AND C. BLACK. PUBLISHERS. 4, SOHO SQUARE. LONDON.
Transcriber's NoteVariations in spelling and punctuation are as in the original, except in cases of obvious typographical error. Inconsistencies of hyphenation have been resolved.In the reference "like an inverted Y." on page 113, the Y in the original is inverted.
Transcriber's Note
Variations in spelling and punctuation are as in the original, except in cases of obvious typographical error. Inconsistencies of hyphenation have been resolved.
In the reference "like an inverted Y." on page 113, the Y in the original is inverted.