The Land Of The Hills And The Glens Wild Life In Iona And The Inner Hebrides

Author : Seton Gordon
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ISBN 13 : 9781332303533
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book The Land of the Hills and the Glens written by Seton Gordon and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Land of the Hills and the Glens: Wild Life in Iona and the Inner Hebrides In the following pages I have attempted to portray some of the charm and the varying moods of the Hebridean coasts. In the chapters the reader will find something about the wild life of that country, and I have also endeavoured to describe a little of the people and their traditions. For the first two years of the war I was stationed on the Island of Mull, and in my duties of coast-watching there and on the surrounding islands had exceptional opportunities of seeing the country and of getting to know its inhabitants, for my work took me constantly to the most out-of-the-way places. I can honestly say that I have never met with people possessing more charm and hospitality than those dwellers of the Inner Hebrides. The Highland crofter or fisherman is almost always one of Nature's gentlemen, and is full of an altogether exceptional consideration and kindliness towards the stranger. In many of the coast-watchers I found firm and loyal friends, and consider that I was very fortunate in having such people to work with. Since the war I have revisited the Hebridean Islands, studying and photographing the birds and renewing old friendships. 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.