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1829. Poems written in the Leisure Hours of a Journeyman Mason. Inverness.

1829. Letters on the Herring Fishery. Inverness (reprint from Inverness Courier).

1835. Scenes and Legends of the North of Scotland; or, The Traditional History of Cromarty. Edinburgh.

1839. Letter from one of the Scottish People to the Right Hon. Lord Brougham and Vaux, on the opinions expressed by his lordship on the Auchterarder case. Edinburgh.

1839. The Whiggism of the Old School as exemplified by the Past History and Present Position of the Church of Scotland. Edinburgh.

1841. The Old Red Sandstone; or, New Walks in an Old Field. Edinburgh (republished from Witness).

1847. First Impressions of England and its People. Edinburgh.

1847. Footprints of the Creator; or, the Asterolepis of Stromness. London, 1849.

1848. The Sites Bill and the Toleration Laws; being an Examination of the Resolutions of the Rev. Dr. Alexander of Argyle Square Chapel Congregation. Edinburgh.

1848. Geology of the Bass Rock (section contributed to M'Crie's History of the Bass Rock). Edinburgh.

1850. Thoughts on Education. Edinburgh (republished from Witness.)

1852. My Schools and Schoolmasters; or, the Story of My Education (Edinburgh, 1854). Popular edition by W. P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell, Edinburgh, 1893.

1854. The Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland. Edinburgh (address to Royal Physical Society, 22 Nov. 1854).

1855. Geology versus Astronomy; or, the Conditions and the Periods; being a view of the Modifying Effects of Geological Discovery on the Old Astronomic Inferences respecting the Plurality of Inhabited Worlds. Glasgow.

1857. The Testimony of the Rocks; or, Geology in its bearing on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed. Edinburgh (Twelve lectures before the Edinburgh Philosophical Society, British Association, 1855, etc.).

1858. The Cruise of the Betsey; or, A Summer Ramble among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Highlands; with Rambles of a Geologist, or Ten Thousand Miles over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland. Edited by W. S. Symonds. Edinburgh.

1859. Sketch Book of Popular Geology. Edited by Mrs. Miller. (Lectures delivered before the Philosophical Institution of Edinburgh.) Edinburgh.

1862. Essays. Edited by Dr. P. Bayne (republished from Witness).

1863. Tales and Sketches. Edited by Mrs. Miller (contributions to Wilson's Border Tales, etc.).

1864. Edinburgh and its Neighbourhood. Edited by Mrs. Miller. Edinburgh, 1891. W. P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell.

1889. The Headship of Christ and the Rights of the Christian People. With preface by Dr. P. Bayne. Edinburgh, new edition, Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell.

1890. Leading Articles. Edited by his Son-in-law, the Rev. John Davidson. New edition, Edinburgh, W. P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell.

The following list of a uniform edition of Hugh Miller's Works is taken from Messrs. W. P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell's 1896 Catalogue:—

My Schools and Schoolmasters; or, The Story of my Education.

The Testimony of the Rocks; or, Geology in its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed. Profusely Illustrated.

First Impressions of England and its People.

Sketch-Book of Popular Geology.

Scenes and Legends of the North of Scotland; or, The Traditional History of Cromarty.

The Old Red Sandstone; or, New Walks in an Old Field. Profusely Illustrated.

The Cruise of the Betsey; or, A Summer Ramble among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist; or, Ten Thousand Miles over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland.

Footprints of the Creator; or, The Asterolepis of Stromness. With Preface and Notes by Mrs. Miller, and a Biographical Sketch by Professor Agassiz. Profusely Illustrated.

Tales and Sketches. Edited, with a Preface, by Mrs. Miller.

Edinburgh and its Neighbourhood, Geological and Historical. With the Geology of the Bass Rock.

Essays: Historical and Biographical, Political and Social, Literary and Scientific.

Leading Articles on Various Subjects. Edited by his Son-in-law, the Rev. John Davidson. With a Characteristic Portrait of the Author, facsimile from a Photograph, by D. O. Hill, R.S.A.

The Headship of Christ and the Rights of the Christian People. With Preface by Peter Bayne, A.M.

FAMOUS SCOTS

THOMAS CARLYLE

By HECTOR C. MACPHERSON

'One of the very best little books on Carlyle yet written, far outweighing in value some more pretentious works with which we are familiar.'—Literary World.

'We heartily congratulate author and publishers on the happy commencement of this admirable enterprise.'—British Weekly.

'As an estimate of the Carlylean philosophy and of Carlyle's place in literature and his influence in the domains of morals, politics, and social ethics, the volume reveals not only care and fairness, but insight and a large capacity for original thought and judgment.'—Scotsman.

'Lets us get a correct glimpse into the complex workings of a master-mind, and is lighted up by many airy touches of fact and fancy.'—Weekly Free Press.

'A fascinating story of a wonderful writer.'—Leeds Mercury.

'An eminently readable book.'—Evening Dispatch.

'Is distinctly creditable to the publishers, and worthy of a national series such as they have projected.'—Glasgow Daily Record.

'The book is written in an able, masterly, and painstaking manner.'—Educational News.

ALLAN RAMSAY

By OLIPHANT SMEATON

'Graphic and winning.'—Dundee Advertiser.

'Gives many quaint and pleasant glimpses of Scottish life in the last century.'—Newcastle Chronicle.

'A most interesting monograph.'—Arbroath Herald.

'Discussing Ramsay as a pastoral poet and elegist, the biographer gives an able analysis of his chief writings. The whole book is, indeed, marked by authority and ability.'—Banffshire Journal.

'A new and most important addition to our national biography.'—Scottish Notes and Queries.

'Eminently readable.'—Border Advertiser.

'The story throughout is told with vigour.'—Glasgow Citizen.

'Presents a very interesting sketch of the life of the poet, as well as a well-balanced estimate and review of his works.'—Peoples Friend.

'The author has shown scholarship and much enthusiasm in his task.'—Edinburgh Dispatch.

'The kindly, vain, and pompous little wig-maker lives for us in Mr. Smeaton's pages.'—Daily Record.

'A careful and intelligent study.'—Glasgow Herald.

'A very capable piece of literary craftsmanship by a competent hand.'—Edinburgh Evening News.

'It is not a patchwork picture, but one in which the worker, taking genuine interest in his subject and bestowing conscientious pains on his task, has his materials well in hand, and has used them to produce a portrait that is both lifelike and well-balanced.'—Scotsman.

Transcriber's Note:

Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.

Irregularities and inconsistencies in the text have been retained as printed.





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