Books with title Scenes and Legends of the North of Scotland

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ <title> Scenes And Legends Of The North Of Scotland<author> Hugh Miller<publisher> Wm. H. Moore & D. Anderson, 1851<subjects> Social Science; Folklore & Mythology; Cromarty (Scotland); Legends; Scotland; Social Science / Folklore & Mythology

From the book's Preface: This book has been written with a three-fold aim: to awaken interest, to stimulate, and to amuse. The scenes described have been selected chiefly from parts of Scotland which are remote, or aside, from the ordinary thoroughfares of travel, and are therefore less known than they deserve to be. I have tried to present them as vividly as possible, so as to awaken in others an interest in them. If many more travellers are induced to visit these localities, they will not be disappointed, and I shall be pleased. Again, no one reaps full benefit from travel who does not go to and fro with open eyes, open ears, open mind, and open heart. What a pitiful lot are many of our modem sight "do"-ers, who take in no more from nature than the eye of a calf might do! Not for these do 1 write; but for very many — I hope the majority after all — who long to taste the sweet secrets of nature, and through these to reach a better knowledge of her great Author. I like to think that God, Who has made all that is beautiful and grand, and has given to us any sense or love of these which we possess, is Himself the prime Admirer of the varied scenery of His world. My aim has been that these pages should feed the love of nature, and stimulate the study of her works with that all-round " openness " which I have commended above. As for the incidents and stories scattered here and there, they have been inserted simply to interest and amuse. Not even a wild Highland landscape is perfect without its little curl of smoke in a corner to suggest some relation between nature and mankind. Thus are one or two harmless adventures and brief sketches of character thrown in to play the part of the light blue pennant from the shepherd's cottage. I make bold to claim that these incidents and anecdotes, with one or two trifling exceptions, are new and fresh, in the sense that they are only known to very limited circles, and have never, so far as I am aware, appeared in print. If these "Scenes and Stories" prove acceptable to the public, the Author has material enough to form the basis of another, series, still drawn from his native Scotland. JOHN SINCLAIR. My 1890. .............................................................................. CONTENTS: CHAPTER I. Loch Duich, Ross-shire CHAPTER 11. The Black Rock, Ross-shire CHAPTER III. The Island of Lewis CHAPTER IV. Assynt in Sutherland CHAPTER V. The Caithness Coast CHAPTER VI. The Town of Thurso CHAPTER VIL The Shetland Islands

Scotland is far from ordinary, from the creatures that live there to the legends that were born there, each person is sure to love the mysterious nature of this book. Some will be familiar, such as the Loch Ness Monster. The Ghillie Dhu on the other hand is a creature that has several unexpected features and qualities, he plays a major role in protecting nature. Many of natures elements will be explained in greater detail. This can assist in understanding the possibilities of the world, and the capabilities of many creatures. Some will work harmoniously with others, while some spend most of their lives alone. The green forests are protected by these creatures because for many, it is the place they call home. After learning about the possibilites of nature, one will look at the world a little differently, and may possibly see something unexpected.

Excerpt from Scenes and Legends of the North of Scotland: Or the Traditional History of CromartyThe present edition contains about one-third more matter than the first. The added chapters, however, like those which previously composed the work, were almost all written about twenty years ago,1 in leisure hours snatched from a laborious employment, or during the storms of winter, when the worker in the open air has to seek shelter at home. But it is always less disadvantageous to a traditionary work, that it should have been written early than late. Of the materials wrought up into the present volume, the greater part was gathered about from fifteen to twenty years earlier still; and though some thirty-five or forty years may not seem a very lengthened period, such has been the change that has taken place during the lapse of the generation which has in that time disappeared from the earth, that perhaps scarce a tithe of the same matter could be collected now. We live in an age unfavourable to tradition, in which the written has superseded the oral. As the sun rose in his strength, the manna wasted away like hoar frost from off the ground.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 reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Scenes and Stories of the North of ScotlandThis book has been written with a three-fold aim: to awaken interest, to stimulate, and to amuse.The scenes described have been selected chiefly from parts of Scotland which are remote, or aside, from the ordinary thoroughfares of travel, and are therefore less known than they deserve to be. I have tried to present them as vividly as possible, so as to awaken in others an interest in them. If many more travellers are induced to Visit these localities, they will not be disappointed, and I shall be pleased.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 reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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