The Gateway of Scotland. By A. G. Bradley. (Constable and
Co. 10s. 6d. net.)—Mr. Bradley has already placed many of us in his debt by his delightful descriptions of Wales. He has now turned his attention to the country north of the Scottish Border, and he takes us in the present volume through East Lothian, Lammermoor, and the Merse. The part of Scotland that lies between Berwick and Edinburgh is perhaps, as Mr. Bradley remarks, the most historically interesting region in the kingdom ; and with this no less than with its purely topographical side he is thoroughly familiar. Mr. Bradley enlivens his pages with many delightful anecdotes. Charming, for instance, is the story of an old lady, a strict Calvinist of the old school, who, on hearing of Sir Walter Scott's death, jeered at the expressions of grief uttered by her husband: "Hoots, gudeman," she exclaimed, "he's weel awn' ! He was just fillin' the heads o' the folks fu' o' downright havers." The volume is agreeably illustrated with line drawing and coloured illustrations by Mr. A. L. Collins, and is altogether to be recommended as a companion either for the traveller in the country described or for the less fortunate town reader.
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