of INVERESK (1722-1805), edited by J. HILL BURTON. "He was the grandest
demi-god I ever saw," wrote Sir Walter Scott of the author of this book.
But, as these Memoirs show, he was a demi-god with a very human
heart,--or, at any rate, a "divine" with a thorough knowledge of the
world. It was probably these qualities that made him such a prominent
figure in his day, and it is certainly these that give his Recollections
their unique importance and raciness. They provide "by far the most
vivid picture of Scottish life and manners that has been given to the
world since Scott's day." This edition has been equipped with a series
of thirty-six portraits reproduced in photogravure of the chief
personages who move in its pages. 612 pp. Buckram, 6/- net.