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A Journey through Scotland (1723)
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By Macky, John M. Edited by Anne M. McKim
ISBN 1845301463
Paperback  238 pages
 
Published 15 August 2014
UK Price £14.95
US Price $22.50

In a series of fourteen letters, written in 1722 as he journeyed through Scotland, John Macky set out to show that the 'kingdom will not appear so despicable as some parts of the world imagine'. Deliberately challenging the many negative accounts of the country in circulation at the time - by disgruntled English travellers and others who had never actually visited - this expatriate Scot published a lively and controversial guide to his native land. It proved to be a popular and influential work. This new edition is introduced and richly annotated by Anne M. McKim, with a full index of people and places.

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