The Highland Smugglers Vol Ii

Excerpt from The Highland Smugglers, Vol. 2 of 3 A rill, Which stole from the mossy hill above, had worn a chasm, deeper than its size might account for, through which it brawled away to join the Ruth. The sides were, for the most part, rocky, and overhung with birch, hazel, and mountain ash, and, in encral, approached so close as to leave no space except or the stream at their feet. In one spot, however, the ravine opened out so as to form a basin of green turf scarcely one-third of an acre in extent. This little natural meadow lay at the foot of a rocky precipice exposed to the south, while the burn, making a semicircular curve beneath a number of weep ing birch-trees, encompassed it on three Of its sides. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Highland Smugglers, Vol. 3 of 3 That this worthy personage had something more than common upon his mind, might have been obvious enough, had any of the party taken pains to observe him; but as the reader may be more curious than they were, and as we make it a principle to satisfy all reasonable curiosity, particularly when itfalls in with our own more important arrangements, we shall proceed to detail cer tain particulars which may furnish forth the required information. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection includes the full-text of more than 9,500 English, French and German titles. The collection is sourced from the remarkable library of Victor Amadeus, whose Castle Corvey collection was one of the most spectacular discoveries of the late 1970s. The Corvey Collection comprises one of the most important collections of Romantic era writing in existence anywhere -- including fiction, short prose, dramatic works, poetry, and more -- with a focus on especially difficult-to-find works by lesser-known, historically neglected writers. The Corvey library was built during the last half of the 19th century by Victor and his wife Elise, both bibliophiles with varied interests. The collection thus contains everything from novels and short stories to belles lettres and more populist works, and includes many exceedingly rare works not available in any other collection from the period. These invaluable, sometimes previously unknown works are of particular interest to scholars and researchers. European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection includes: * Novels and Gothic Novels * Short Stories * Belles-Lettres * Short Prose Forms * Dramatic Works * Poetry * Anthologies * And more Selected with the guidance of an international team of expert advisors, these primary sources are invaluable for a wide range of academic disciplines and areas of study, providing never before possible research opportunities for one of the most studied historical periods. Additional Metadata Primary Id: B0154302 PSM Id: NCCOF0063-C00000-B0154302 DVI Collection Id: NCCOC0062 Bibliographic Id: NCCO002627 Reel: 307 MCODE: 4UVC Original Publisher: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley Original Publication Year: 1832 Original Publication Place: London Original Imprint Manufacturer: Ibotson and Palmer, Printers Subjects English fiction -- 19th century.

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Excerpt from The Highland Smugglers, Vol. 1 of 3 Another principal object of the author being to depict Highland scenery and manners in general, be trusts to be held excused, even by those who delight in stirring adventure alone, should local descriptions appear at first to predominate more than may be to their taste: they will find, as the narrative proceeds, that these give place to an increased variety of incident and action, which he Hatters himself will not be thought deficient in in terest or excitement. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.