It is so portable, that the pedestrian will not complain of its
weight, for it bears the same proportion to an old Road Book that a Prayer
Book does to a Family Bible. The picturesque charms of Scotland, and its
connexion with eminent individuals, and memorable events of love, war, and
chivalric renown, all combine to render a Scottish Road Book attractive and
interesting; but the editor prudently observes, that "long descriptions of
scenery, except in some few cases, have not been introduced, as they are
totally inadequate to convey to the reader any definite idea of the
beauties they attempt to portray." Plans of Pleasure Tours are likewise
appended, together with a useful Appendix; and, what is indispensable in a
work of this description, a good Index, is added.
As might be expected, nearly every page bears the record of some spot
consecrated by hoar antiquity, or in the inspirations of olden or modern
genius. Sir Walter Scott has probably monopolized every inch of his native
country, and invested each memorable spot with the enchantment of his pen;
so that little more than reference is necessary to enable the tourist to
identify such sites as the novelist has not distinguished in his writings
by actual name.
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