Excerpt from Tales of a Grandfather, Vol. 1: Being the History of Scotland From the Earliest Period to the Close of the Rebellion, 1745-46 I esteem it a privilege to be permitted to say a few words by way of introduction to Sir Walter Scott's Tales of a Grandfather. There can be few men who would not gladly take a 'part, however small and humble, in calling fresh attention to any work of so great and good a man, of so lovable and gifted a writer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.