vi PREFACE 



who, like himself, care much for two things 

 Nature and Literature and who have given, or 

 are willing to give, to them devoted and affec- 

 tionate study. In * Country Pleasures ' a chapter 

 that which deals with the month of August 

 is concerned with the Island of Arran. In 

 * Studies of Nature ' the subject is continued at 

 greater length. 



It should be said with regard to the illustra- 

 tions that they are an integral part of the work, 

 not merely random ' views in Arran,' but draw- 

 ings executed with loving care and conceived, as 

 far as may be, in the spirit of the writer, who 

 considers himself fortunate in having the colla- 

 boration of an artist at once so competent and 

 so sympathetic as Mr. W. Noel Johnson. 



The names of the authors quoted are given in 

 a separate index, and a few Notes are appended. 



