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Scotland Described; A Series of Topographical Sketches
Scotland Described A Series of Topographical Sketches Author:Alexander Murray General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1866 Original Publisher: Alexander Murray Subjects: Scotland History / Europe / Great Britain Travel / Europe / Great Britain Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the Gen... more »eral Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: THE UPPER WARD OF LANARKSHIRE DESCRIBED AND DELINEATED. The Archaeological and Historical Section by G. V. Irving, F. S. A., Scotland. The Statistical and Topographical Section by Alex. Murray. Three Volumes. 4to. 105/; 8vo. 63/. ' Those three portly volumes are a valuable contribution to the local history of Scotland, and the production of works of this character wo trust is a proof of the growing estimation of the utility and value of this department of literature. Pleasant indeed it is to turn aside for a few hours from the many scissors-and- paste compilations of the present day, to a book which reminds us of the works of worthy John Stow, the industrious Camden, and dear old Tom Fuller. The work, as stated above, is the joint production of Mr. George Vere Irving and Mr. Alexander Murray. The amount of curious information -- topographical, biographical, ecclesiastical, and statistical -- concentrated in these volumes, does high credit to the learning, diligence, and vigilant research of the respective Editors. The work is not only profusely illustrated with maps, portraits, and mansions of this delightful district, but the numerous facts embodied in its pages are made available by copious Indexes of persons and places. We must, however, refer our readers to the work itself, feeling confident that every lover of Scottish antiquities and Scottish scenery will be delighted and instructed in conning over its pleasant pages.' -- Notes and Queries. -- London, Jan. 28, 1865. ALE...« less