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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Excerpt from Byways of the Scottish Border: A Pedestrian PilgrimageN the autumn of 1886 I walked with an artist friend through some of the most famous of the Border country, from Motiat eastwards. Upon our return I put together this record of our ten days wanderings. Since then the separate articles have appeared in the pages of various magazines and periodicals. They are now printed under one cover, in the hope that the glimpse which they see...

Excerpt from Bohemian PapersHere was a subject worth studying out human material for a good short story at least. But, with the mistake of many beginners, I was bent upon more literary matter.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally rec...

Excerpt from Scottish Ballad PoetryThe Douglas Tragedy and May Colvin, it may probably be taken as a rule that, while the original facts and story have remained unaltered, localities, persons, and diction may, in the long course Of oral tradition, have been liable to change.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important...

Excerpt from Sketch-Book of the NorthHere, straight as a swan-¿ight along the ridge of the watershed, commanding the country for miles upon either side, still runs the ancient highway of Imperial Rome. From the golden milestone of Augustus in the Capitol, in a line scarce broken by the blue straits of the sea, ran hither the path of that ancient Power. Of old, along these far-stretching arteries came pulsing in tidal waves the iron blood of th...

Excerpt from Loch Lomond, Loch Katrine and the TrossachsOne final matter, and that not the least important, may be noted. NO part of Scotland is better supplied with comfortable inns and hotels than this delightful region Of Loch Lomond, Loch Katrine, and the Trossachs.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important hist...

Excerpt from Scottish Poetry of the Eighteenth Century, Vol. 2Beattie's fame, however, at the present day depends almost entirely on his poem The Minstrel. The first part of the poem, which is also the best, was mostly written in 1768. It appeared in 1770, and the two cantos which comprise the entire work were published together in 1777. The design of The Minstrel, according to its author's preface, was to trace the progress of a poetical geni...

Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

Excerpt from The London North-Western RailwayIN the days Of our grandfathers, when the railways were being made, many people said they would destroy the charm and romance of the country. The iron Bridges, it was said, and the great cuttings and embank.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgo...

Excerpt from The Book of Glasgow Cathedral: A History and DescriptionIt may not seem too much to conclude, therefore, that the time has come when an attempt may fairly be made to furnish an adequate history and description of the cathedral. As the only cathedral on the mainland of Scotland which was not ruined at the Reformation, the Church of Glasgow possesses a unique interest. It is also acknowledged that the extant records of the See now a...

Excerpt from History of Glasgow, Vol. 2: From the Reformation to the RevolutionThe volume now published covers a period which has been less exploited than perhaps any other by writers who have dealt with the annals of Glasgow. It was the period during which the country passed through the greatest of its revolutions - the political and social upheaval which followed the Reforma tion. It was the time of the greatest of our civil wars - the strug...

Excerpt from The Glasgow Poets: Their Lives and PoemsGentle Shepherd and the other ingenious gentle men of his coterie recited their own verses, sang their own songs, and in other Characteristic ways sped the jovial hours.i Founded in 1876 by Mr. William Freeland, the Ballad Club, during the twenty-five years of its existence, has counted among its members most 'of the men Of poetic gift in the city and its neighbourhood. Of the compositions r...

Excerpt from The Highland Clans of Scotland, Vol. 1: Their History and TraditionsThough the Scottish Highlander is proverbially tenacious of the memories of his race, and almost invariably well informed regarding the descent and relationship of his clan, there has hitherto been a notorious lack Of collected information regarding the individual histories and tradi tions of the Highland tribes. Of several Of the clans there are admirable monogra...

Excerpt from The Highland Clans of Scotland, Vol. 1: Their History and TraditionsThough the Scottish Highlander is proverbially tenacious of the memories of his race, and almost invariably well informed regarding the descent and relationship of his clan, there has hitherto been a notorious lack Of collected information regarding the individual histories and tradi tions of the Highland tribes. Of several Of the clans there are admirable monogra...