2 OCTOBER 1909, Page 13

The Heart of Scotland. Painted by Sutton Palmer. Described by

A. R. Hope Moncrieff. (A. and (1. Black. 7s. 6d. net.)— This is a very handsome volume, good to look at and good to read. The "Heart of Scotland," it should be understood, is Perthshire; it is not undeserving of the name, for all that is of the best in the country may be seen in sample there,—mountains, valleys, salmon and trout streams and lochs, picturesque towns, and great historical associations. Pen and pencil are happily combined to do justice to this fine theme. Mr. Palmer's pictures are well varied, and Mr. Moncrieff mingles the serious and gay with equal success. It was a happy thought to follow the two earlier volumes, "Bonnie Scotland" and "Highlands and Islands," by a third, not inferior, to say the least, to its predecessors.