Cruise Of The Betsey, Or, A Summer Ramble Among The Fossiliferous Deposits Of The Hebrides

This account shows the full range of Hugh Miller's interests - the lyrical description of the scenery and accounts of beautiful fossils show a deep affection for the Scottish landscape, while his role as a serious religious journalist and social crusader is highlighted in his discussions on the Disruption and the Highland Clearances.

"The magic works: his books are still an absorbing read in the 21st century."
New Scientist

"I warmly recommend this marvellously rambling book, which is full of sensitivity and poetry, to anyone who loves Scotland or is a humanist, a sociologist, an ethnologist, a geologist, a palaeontologist or just a fossil fan."
Nature