In Search of Scotland

Morton, H.V.

Published by Methuen & Co., 1932

About this Item

Hardback in purple cloth covered boards, faded spine and boards, gilt titles on spine, gilt illustration of thistle on front cover, in Very Good condition, Flat Signed by Author on half title page. No dustwrapper. Sixteenth edition, with16 illustrations and a map, pp288, A Map of Scotland on inside covers, front and back. Seeking to close a travel-writing gap of over a hundred years, H. V. Morton goes In Search of Scotland, a land to which he is a complete stranger. The result is a characteristically engaging adventure in a landscape at turns 'enchanting' and 'without mercy'. Amongst many entertaining encounters, he describes a 'sincere Scottish breakfast' served beneath a portrait of Queen Victoria, sings Jacobite rebel songs late into the night at a hotel in Fort Augustus and comes across 'the most grotesque signpost in the British Isles': 'The Village of Glencoe, Scene of The Famous Massacre, Teas and Refreshments, Tobacco and Cigarettes'. Anecdotal, leisurely, full of character and event, insight and opinion, this is travel writing of the very highest order. In 1933 H. V. Morton re-visited Scotland and wrote a companion book called In Scotland Again. Seller Inventory # 012409

Bibliographic Details

Title: In Search of Scotland

Publisher: Methuen & Co.

Publication Date: 1932

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Signed: Signed by Author(s)