In search of Scotland, with 16 illustrations and a map. [I Go in Search of Scotland - I Explore Edinburgh - I See the Castle of Roslin - Tells how I go on Through Rain to Lochleven - In Which I Climb into the Highlands - I Describe a Mystery of Aberdeen - Describes a Sincere Scottish Breakfast - In Which I Work East to West - I Go by Sea to Sky - How I Break the Sabbath - I Sail up the Clyde into Glasgow - In Which I Encounter Men Who Melt Steel]
Morton, H. V. (Henry Vollam),1892- ; photos, J Lawrence Tweedie, D M C Rivington; drawing, A E Taylor
Published by London, Methuen & Co., 1930, 1930
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Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.Joseph Valles - Books
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xv, 288 p. plates. 20 cm. ; LC: DA866; Dewey: 914.1 ; OCLC: 5662064 ; purple cloth with gold decorations ; no dustjacket ; name stamp on front endpaper and title page ; Partial Contents : I Go in Search of Scotland - I Explore Edinburgh - I See the Castle of Roslin, cross into the Kingdom of Fife, see the end of the German Fleet, and go to the town of Andrew Carnegie, to Linlithgow, and so to the beauty of Stirling, where I remember a Queen - Tells how I go on Through Rain to Lochleven, where there are more memories of a Queen, how I find St. Andrews playing golf in its sleep, how I cross the Tay to Dundee and fo on to Perth, where I meet a Calvinistic packman drinking rum and beer - In Which I Climb into the Highlands - I Describe a Mystery of Aberdeen - Describes a Sincere Scottish breakfast -- In which I cross from east to west, sing rebel songs until mid-night, enter the Land of Venison, visit a Scottish monastery, climb Ben Nevis, and see the secret portrait of Prince Charlie at Fort William -- I go by sea to Skye, see the fairy flag at Dunvegan -- How I break the Sabbath and depart for the Gloomy Pass of Glencoe. I meet a goddess and plunge into a storm, pick up a wet Highlander and hear a strange story before I on into the Land of Rob Roy -- I sail up the Clyde into Glasgow, enter the City of Reality, learn how to make Scotch broth and attend the birth of a ship -- In which I encounter men who melt steel, I visit the saddest house in Scotland, I go to the Land of Burns, stand in his cottage, and join a sing-song in the Globe Inn at Dumfries. ; beautiful plates ; "A book by H. V. Morton is more than a travel book: it is a sensitive interpretation of a country's people and their history. The success of his first book on England, established the popularity of something new and refreshing in this type of literature. Mr Morton's travels have gained him thousands of readers in all parts of the world. The author has frequently been requested to define the secret of writing a travel book. He always replies: 'There is no secret. You either enjoy yourself or you do not. If you do, say so; if you do not - say so!' This disarming sincerity is, perhaps, responsible for the charm and fascination of his books. The feel and smell of the countryside, also a sense of movement, find their way into these light-hearted wanderings, and, combined with humour, acute observation, sympathy and an engaging curiosity, have justly gained for them a wide and increasing popularity." ; FINE.…
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- In search of Scotland, with 16 illustrations and a map. [I Go in Search of Scotland - I Explore Edinburgh - I See the Castle of Roslin - Tells how I go on Through Rain to Lochleven - In Which I Climb into the Highlands - I Describe a Mystery of Aberdeen - Describes a Sincere Scottish Breakfast - In Which I Work East to West - I Go by Sea to Sky - How I Break the Sabbath - I Sail up the Clyde into Glasgow - In Which I Encounter Men Who Melt Steel]
- Author
- Morton, H. V. (Henry Vollam),1892- ; photos, J Lawrence Tweedie, D M C Rivington; drawing, A E Taylor
- Publisher
- London, Methuen & Co., 1930
- Publication year
- 1930
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Hardcover
Joseph Valles - Books
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