PREFACE. 



the North ; and to travel round the rugged shores of 

 Aberdeen and Banff, in search of the views of bays 

 and headlands with which Mr. Reid has so beautifully 

 embellished the book. 



It ma^ be objected " Why write the life of a man 

 who is still living ?" To this it may be answered, that 

 Edward has lived his life and done his work. With 

 most of us, "Hie jacet" is all that remains to be 

 added. If the book had not been written now, it 

 is probable that it never would have been written. 

 But it may be asked, " Is the life really worth 

 writing ?" To this question the public alone can give 

 the answer. 



LONDON, Nov. 1876. 



