PREFACE. 



THE Life of a Scotch Naturalist appeared in 1876. 

 After a life of hard work, Thomas Edward remained 

 comparatively unknown, except to the natives of 

 Banff. He had devoted the greater part of his 

 leisure hours to the practical study of Natural 

 History, and assisted many persons of influence 

 in the same branch of science, though they knew 

 nothing of his personal condition. He had dis- 

 covered, by much labour and perseverance, many 

 specimens of Crustacea in the Moray Firth, some of 

 which were new to Britain, and others new to 

 science. In consequence of his discoveries, and the 

 assistance he had given to scientific men, he was 

 elected an Associate of the Linnean Society in 

 1866 ; but shortly after, through ill health, he was 

 unable to pursue his outdoor investigations, and 

 was under the necessity of confining himself to his 

 indoor trade of a working shoemaker. 



