The Cruise of the Betsey and Rambles of a Geologist

Hugh Miller was a self-made man who became a figure of national renown in the fields of social commentary, literature, religion and geology. The Introduction and Notes to this facsimile edition are by Dr Michael Taylor, Research Associate at the National Museums of Scotland and Visiting Research Fellow, School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester; the Preface is by Professor T C Smout, Historiographer Royal for Scotland.