Whisky, Kilts, and the Loch Ness Monster

**castledangerous** · 21st September 10, 08:44 AM

Whisky, Kilts, and the Loch Ness Monster: Traveling through Scotland with Boswell and Johnson

Looks like a book made for this forum. Due out on Dec 21, according to Borders site.

**starbkjrus** · 21st September 10, 12:39 PM

...and published by my alma mater yet. I'm familiar with the author - should be a good read. <on the list>

**Dale Seago** · 21st September 10, 02:53 PM

Does indeed look good, should be fun from both historic and contemporary standpoints. Thanks for the heads-up!

**castledangerous** · 21st September 10, 02:58 PM

Thank my wife, she's a librarian!

**Woot22** · 21st September 10, 03:16 PM

Well then thank your wife from all of us because this book looks great. Now on my Amazon wishlist.

**castledangerous** · 23rd September 10, 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by Woot22

Well then thank your wife from all of us because this book looks great. Now on my Amazon wishlist.

Will do!

**tulloch** · 23rd September 10, 03:01 PM

Oooohhh! Looks good. Thanks.

**Lallans** · 28th September 10, 11:03 AM

I read Boswell's side of it, The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, back a few years ago.. well more than a few actually, it seems about as long ago as they actually made the tour- and when I should have been studying for the big physics final or something- but have forgotten most of it. It would be interesting to reread both Boswell's rather objective and Johnson's allegedly rather bigoted Tour books in their own right (I never did find Johnson's), and then read this new one. Have to get on that.