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William P. Skene. Celtic Scotland. A History of Ancient Alban. By WILLIAM F. SKENE, D.C.L., LL.D., Historiographer - Royal for Scotland. 3 vols. demy 8vo, with Maps, 45s. Vol. I. HISTORY AND ETHNOLOGY. 15s. Vol. II. CHURCH AND CULTURE. 15s. Vol. III. LAND AND PEOPLE. 15s. " Forty years ago Mr Skene published a small historical work on the Scottish Highlands which has ever since been appealed to as an authority, but which has long been out of print. The promise of this youthful effort is amply fulfilled in the three weighty volumes of his maturer years. As a work of historical research it ought, in our opinion, to take a very high rank." Times. E. W. Robertson. Scotland under her Early Kings. A History of the Kingdom to the close of the Thirteenth Century. By E. WILLIAM ROBERTSON. 2 vols. demy 8vo, cloth, 36s. Bistorical Essays, in connection with the Land and the Church, etc. By E. WILLIAM ROBERTSON, Author of "Scotland under her Early Kings." 1 vol. demy 8vo, 10s. 6d. . . Lord Cockburn. Circuit Journeys. By the late LORD COCKBURN, one of the Judges of the Court of Session. Second Edition, 1 vol. crown 8vo, 6s. "One of the best books of reminiscences that have appeared." Morning Post. "The attraction of this book is due to the charm of the style, the cleverness with which characters are graphically sketched in a few words, and the impressions of Scotch life from 1837 to 1854 given by a Judge making his Circuit with most of his family * in and about ' his carriage. Lord Cockburn had a real love of Nature, and all the time he could spare from dealing with criminals he spent in exploring the lovely country through which he was fortunate enough to travel. The book there- fore combines records of vile or insane deeds, and the curious idiosyncrasies of their perpetrators, with the most charming and even poetical description of scenery." Murray's Magazine. "Delightful alike for its pleasant landscapes ; its sound criticisms on men, law, and books ; for its sharp things said in a good-natured way." Academy. "Valuable for their topographical descriptions ; and they form an indirect con- tribution to the social history of Scotland." Scotsman. "A record of trials and travels, kept with praiseworthy punctuality from the autumn of 1837 to the spring of 1854, ought to be, and really is, worth reading." Saturday Review. EDINBURGH: DAVID DOUGLAS.