Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
It is now upwards of forty of forty years since Doctor Johnson's Tour to the Hebrides was given to the world. The strength and beauty of its language, the freedom and novelty of its makers, have concurred in establishing its remarks. ans the great literary fame of the its author, have concurred in establishing its title to rank as a Classic in our language.It is a universally admitted, however, that the strong prejudices of the traveller, and his excusable ignore of local circumstances and manners, have given a colouring to many of his observation which is highly objectionable. Hence, in the progress of this meritorious performance, much unreasonable satire is mingled with the unction of the shrine of detraction.
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