Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland
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Chapters (566)
- LITERARY TOURS
- Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- LITERARY TOURING.
- CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY.
- VILLAGE LIBRARIES.
- DIFFICULTIES OF TRAVEL.
- LITERARY SOCIETIES IN THE HIGHLANDS.
- GAELIC BOOKS.
- HAPPINESS AND GENIALITY OF NATIVES.
- OBAN TO GAIRLOCH.
- WINTER SAILING.
- A CROFTING VILLAGE.
- HORRORS OF THE MINCH.
- NOTES ON LEWIS.
- HIGHLAND DOCTORS.
- HOTELS AND ANGLERS.
- RECENT BOOKS.
- MILITARY.
- MORAY FIRTH.
- AMONG THE MINERS.
- HAND-LOOM WEAVING.
- PROFESSOR BLACKIE IN THE HIGHLANDS.
- NOTE ON INVERNESS SURNAMES, ETC.
- CHAPTER II. MUSIC, SPEECHES, AND LITERATURE.
- SCOTCH A READING NATION.
- HARDSHIPS OF STUDENTS IN OLD DAYS.
- HOMER IN SCALLOWAY.
- WHEN EDUCATION ENDS.
- OBJECT OF CHAPTER.
- MUSIC.
- M.P.'s.
- RURAL DEPOPULATION.
- ITS CAUSES.
- EMIGRATION.
- VILLAGE HALLS.
- THE MOON.
- A LECTURE IN ISLAY.
- SOME SPEECHES.
- MENTAL AND MATERIAL WEALTH.
- REAL GREATNESS.
- A HIGHLAND LAIRD ON LITERATURE.
- VARIETIES OF CHAIRMEN.
- COMING TO THE POINT.
- MORAL OBLIGATION.
- COMPLIMENT TO PAISLEY.
- ORATORY AT SALEN.
- LECTURE IN A DUNGEON, Etc.
- SURPRISES.
- A VISIT TO THE BORDERS.
- TARBOLTON.
- THE SCOTCH LANGUAGE.
- CHOICE BOOKS.
- THE ESSAYISTS.
- A BANFF THEORY.
- GOLDSMITH IN GAELIC.
- BIBLIA ABIBLIA.
- SECOND-HAND BOOKS.
- FAVOURITES.
- HORACE.
- SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS.
- XENOPHON.
- FRENCH LITERATURE AND JOURNALISM.
- GIL BLAS.
- ROMANCE AND AUGUSTANISM.
- VICTORIAN WRITERS.
- CELT AND SAXON.
- CHAPTER III. ECCLESIASTICAL.
- SECTARIAN FEELING.
- TYPICAL ANECDOTES.
- MUSIC AND RELIGION.
- ETHICAL TEACHING IN SCHOOLS.
- THE MODERATES.
- A SAVOURY BOOK.
- THE SABBATH.
- THE MEN OF SKYE.
- THE AULDEST KIRK.
- THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
- AN INTERLUDE OF METRE.
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- THE CHRISTIAN BRETHREN.
- DRIMNIN IN MORVEN.
- CRAIGNISH.
- A MODEL MINISTER.
- MINISTERIAL TRIALS IN OLDEN TIMES.
- AN ARTFUL DODGER.
- SOME ANECDOTES FROM GIGHA.
- GROWING POPULARITY OF RUSKIN.
- CHAPTER IV. EDUCATIONAL.
- SOME INSULAR DOMINIES.
- EDUCATION ACT OF 1872.
- EDUCATION IN THE HIGHLANDS.
- FEEDING THE HUNGRY.
- PARISH COUNCIL BOARDERS.
- DWINDLING ATTENDANCES.
- ARNISDALE, ETC.
- GOLSPIE TECHNICAL SCHOOL.
- ON THE SIDLAWS.
- SOME SURPRISES.
- ARRAN SCHOOLS.
- SCIENCE AND LITERATURE.
- STUDY OF SCOTT.
- THE OLD CLASSICAL DOMINIE.
- VOGUE OF LATIN IN FORMER TIMES.
- TEACHERS AND EXAMINATIONS.
- HOWLERS.
- COMPETING SUBJECTS.
- CHAPTER V. A TRIP TO SHETLAND.
- ABERDEEN.
- EN ROUTE.
- LERWICK.
- PAST AND PRESENT SAINTS.
- SOME NOTES ON THE ISLANDS.
- A SHETLAND POET.
- A VISIT TO BRESSAY.
- FROM LERWICK TO SANDWICK.
- QUARFF.
- "THAT HOLY MAN, NOAH."
- FLADIBISTER.
- CUNNINGSBURGH.
- "KEEPING OFF."
- THE INDIGNANT ELDER.
- TORQUIL HALCROW.
- PHILOLOGY.
- A SANDWICK GENTLEMAN.
- LOCAL TALES.
- FOULAH AND FAIR ISLE.
- THE FISHING SEASON.
- CHAPTER VI. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS AND THEIR ANECDOTES.
- TRIALS OF COMMERCIALS.
- THE TWO-EST-FACED KNAVE.
- MARY, THE MAID OF THE INN.
- ANECDOTES OF THE SMOKING-ROOM.
- SONNET TO RALEIGH.
- "PEELIN'S BELOW THE TREE."
- "SHE'S AWAY."
- A MEAN HOUSE.
- ONE OF THE DIRECTOR'S WIVES.
- TEMPERANCE HOTELS.
- A MEMORIAL WINDOW.
- THE BLASTED HEATH.
- THE DAY FOR IT.
- THE CONVERTED DRUMMER.
- A CIRCULAR TICKET.
- A COMPOUND POSSESSIVE.
- SIXTEEN MEDALS.
- "SHE'S AULD, AND SHE'S THIN, AND SHE'LL KEEP."
- THE WILL O' THE DEAD.
- SORRY FOR LONDON.
- "RAITHER UNCEEVIL."
- AN UNWELCOME RECITATION.
- A WORD IN SEASON.
- A NAIRN CRITIC.
- "A GRAND DAY FOR IT."
- A PRO-BOER.
- "FALLS OF BRUAR, ONLY, PLEASE!"
- A BAD CASE OF NERVES.
- CHAPTER VII. LEGENDS AND LITERARY NOTABILIA.
- GAIRLOCH FOLK-LORE.
- PRINCE OLAF AND HIS BRIDE.
- A LAIRD WHO HAD SEEN A FAIRY.
- TALES FROM LOCH BROOM.
- THE DANCE OF DEATH.
- THE KILDONAN MIDWIFE.
- THE MAGIC HERRING.
- TAISCH.
- ANTIQUITIES OF DUNVEGAN.
- MISCELLANEOUS TERRORS.
- ST. KILDA.
- LADY GRANGE.
- PIERLESS TIREE.
- LOCHBUIE IN MULL.
- INVERARAY CASTLE.
- THE SACRED ISLE.
- APPIN.
- MACDONALD'S GRATITUDE.
- NOTES ON THE TROSSACHS.
- LOCHFYNE-SIDE.
- MACIVORS, MACVICARS, AND MACALLISTERS.
- RED HECTOR.
- MACPHAIL OF COLONSAY.
- TALES FROM SPEYSIDE.
- TOM EUNAN!
- SHAWS AND GRANTS.
- THE WISHING WELL.
- OSSIAN AND MACPHERSON.
- AT THE FOOT O' BENNACHIE.
- HARLAW.
- LOCHABER REIVERS.
- REAY AND TWICKENHAM.
- ROB DONN.
- REV. MR. MILL OF DUNROSSNESS.
- CHAPTER VIII. METRICAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY.
- I. ARRIVAL OF THE MAIL-TRAIN AT A HIGHLAND STATION.
- II. DEFOE[34] (FATHER OF JOURNALISM).
- III. A VILLAGE TOPER.
- IV. A REVEREND HELLENIST.
- V. ANTIGONE (READ IN A HIGHLAND MANSE).
- VI. SHADOWS OF THE MANSE.
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- II.
- III.
- IV.
- VII. "MY HEART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS."
- VIII. SADDELL (KINTYRE).
- IX. SPRINGTIME IN PERTHSHIRE.
- X. DR. GEORGE MACDONALD'S CREED.[35] (WRITTEN AT CULLEN).
- XI. ABBOTSFORD.
- XII. CARLYLE (AT ECCLEFECHAN).
- XIII. SHELLEY.[36]
- XIV. PICTURE IN AN INN.
- XV. RAIN-STORM AT LOCH AWE.
- XVI. KINLOCHEWE.
- XVII. GENERAL WADE.
- XVIII. THE SOUND OF RAASAY IN DECEMBER.
- XIX. LES NEIGES D'ANTAN.
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- XX. THE ISLANDS OF THE NESS.
- XXI. AMERICAN TOURIST LOQUITUR (AT BERRIEDALE, CAITHNESS).
- XXII. THE MINERS.
- XXIII. IN A COUNTRY GRAVEYARD.[38]
- XXIV. NO PLACE LIKE HOME.
- INDEX (Chiefly of Proper Names).
- FOOTNOTES.
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