Notices and Anecdotes Author:Walter Scott Subtitle: Illustrative of the Incidents, Characyers, and Scenery Described in the Novels and Romances of Sir Walter Scott, With a Complete Glossary for All His Works General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1833 Original Publisher: Baudry's European Library Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. ... more »It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General 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: ANCIENT SCOTS HIGHLANDERS. In the "Tales of my Landlord," the author has given a fine representation of the Highland clans of the sixteenth century, and particularly in the Legend of Montrose. The following characteristic traits of the ancient Scots Highlanders' discipline, of their fierce and hardy habits, their dress, arms, mode of warfare, and manner of living, their devotion to their chiefs,« less