Excerpt from Famous Persons and Places
For some remarks that should properly introduce much of the con tents of the present volume, the reader is referred to the Preface pub lished with a previous number of the Series, entitled Pencillings by the Way. A portion of the original Pencillings is here given, the size of the work having compelled an unequal division of it, and the remaining and smaller part serving to complete another volume, With some additional sketches of the same character.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book provides an insightful and humorous look at the people and places of interest an American author encountered during a visit to Scotland in 1831. The authorās fresh perspective and evocative descriptions of society in pre-industrial Scotland chronicle a time of significant transition. The author offers frank, vivid portraits of famous men such as Christopher North, John Wilson, James Hogg, and Walter Scott. The book is rich in its incisive observations of the social and literary landscape of the period and offers a fascinating glimpse into a bygone era. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781330384596_0
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