the way that the library also contains Sir William Stirling Maxwell's magnificent Life of Don John of Austria, 2 volumes, small folio, 1883; his Songs of the Holy Land, privately printed, Edinburgh, 1846; and The Stirlings of Keir and their Family Papers, by William Fraser, 1858. A manuscript collection of proverbs, folk lore, and popular rhymes referring to Scotland is here. It was compiled by the late G. R. Kinloch, editor of Ancient Scottish Ballads, very probably with a view to publication, and is of much interest. The literature of Ana is related closely to proverbial lore, and both throw much light on each other. Ana has been defined to be collections of thoughts, of familiar sayings, and of the smaller works of prominent men. It made its appearance about the end of the seventeenth century, and the list of ana published, especially in France, would be a long one. True, many works exist that do not merit mention, but a bibliography of ana might be made an interesting volume. The following works carrying the specific name ana on the title-page are here: "Warreniana," London, 1824, a curious compilation of parodies in praise of Warren's blacking. The English work entitled "The French Anas," London, 3 volumes, 12mo, 1805, is a meritorious performance; it is now scarce. Other works here, though not bearing the name of Ana, may be noticed Maxims of State, by Sir Walter Raleigh. London, 1651. The Remarkable Sayings, Apothegms, and Maxims of Eastern Pensées Ingenieuses des Anciens et des Modernes. Paris, 1692. Nouveau Recueil d'Apophthegmes ou Bons Mots, Rencontres Agreables et Pensées judicieuses des Anciens et Modernes. Toulouse, 1695. The great French Collection of Anecdotes in 18. volumes, Paris, 1767-69, is here, and is quite a mine of wealth for professional story-tellers or diners out. "Dictionnaire Encyclopédique d'Anecdotes, par Edmond Guérard, 2 volumes, Paris, 1872. This is a well-arranged collection, is designed for the use of pressmen, and has so complete an index that it must be a very obscure subject on which an appropriate anecdote may not be fished out. A quotation from "Prosper Mérimée" may fitly close this paragraph, and feeling many readers will agree-"Je n'aime de with the l'histoire que les anecdotes.' Among many works on Scotland and Scottish places and things we may name-Baronial Antiquities, by Billings; Drummond's Sculptured Monuments of Iona; Ancient Scottish Weapons; and Old Edinburgh; Lacunar Strevelinense; Kay's Portraits (first edition); Crombie's Modern Athenians; Innes's Critical Essay upon the Inhabitants of Scotland; Drummond of Hawthornden's History of Scotland; Gordon's Itinerarium Septentrionale; some of the publications of the Spalding Club, including the Sculptured Stones of Scotland; some of the Maitland Club publications; Sibbald's Scotia Illustra, 1684; Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1855 to 1881; Hill's History of Hutchesons' Hospital; Pitcairn's Criminal Trials; all the works of Andrew Jervise and Cosmo Innes; Hume's House of Douglas and Angus, 2 volumes, 1743; Thomson's Orpheus Caledonius, 2 volumes, 1733; Johnson's Scots Musical Museum; Mactaggart's Gallovidian Encyclopaedia, 1824; Pitcairn's Assembly, the Montrose Peerage Case, 3 volumes, folio; and reports of some other celebrated Scottish trials. A True Narrative of the Sufferings and Relief of a young girl (C. Shaw), Edinburgh, 1697; several editions of Thomas Rymer's Prophecies; Sinclair's Invisible World, Edinburgh, 1789; Waldgrave's Ancient Scottish Prophecies, 1831; and Fynes Moryson's Itinerary, London, 1617, folio. Mr. Wordie has all the works of T. S. Muir of Leith, "Unda," a list of which we do not remember to have seen, and therefore give Privately printed in a limited issue for presents. Saint Kilda, 1858. The Ferry House, 1864. Beehive House in St. Kilda, 1861. Barra Head, 1866. Slabs and Brasses, 1871. These relate almost entirely to the remains in Scotland of early ecclesiastical buildings, with interesting accounts of Mr. Muir's journeys in search of such remains. Published. Descriptive Notices of some of the Ancient Parochial and Collegiate Churches of Scotland. London, 8vo, 1848. Notes on Remains of Ecclesiastical Architectural and Sculptured Memorials in the Southern Division of Scotland. Edinburgh, 8vo, 1855. Characteristics of old Church Architecture, etc., on the Mainland and Western Islands of Scotland. Edinburgh, 4to, 1861. The unusual interest which has been manifested during recent years in works on the sea-girt regions of Orkney and Shetland warrants us in giving a list of those on Mr. Wordie's shelves: Wallace, Rev. James, A Description of the Isles of Orkney. Edinburgh, 1693. 26 26 Wallace, James, M.D., Account of Orkney. London, 1700. Brand, John, Description of Orkney and Zetland. Edinburgh, 1701. 1710. True and Exact Description of the Island of Shetland. London, 1753. burgh, 1798. Barry, Rev. George, The Orkney Islands. Edinburgh, 1805. 1806. Edin Edinburgh, Sutherland, Duchess of, Views in Orkney and North-East of Scotland. 1807. Edmonstone, Arthur, Zetland Islands. Edinburgh, 1809. Laing, John, Voyage to Spitzbergen and Shetland. London, 1815. Peterkin, Alexander, Rentals of the Ancient Earldom and Bishopric of Orkney. Edinburgh, 1820. Peterkin, Alexander, Notes on Orkney and Shetland. Edinburgh, 1822. Hibbert, Samuel, Description of the Shetland Islands. London, 1822. Traill, Rev. Walter, Vindication of Orkney. Edinburgh, 1823. Hibbert, Samuel, Tings of Orkney and Shetland. Edinburgh, 1829. M'Kenzie, James, The Grievances of Orkney and Shetland. Edinburgh, 1836. Dunn, Robert, The Ornithologist's Guide to the Islands of Orkney and Shetland. London, 1837. Catton, James, History and Description of the Shetland Islands. Wainfleet, 1838. Deeds Relating to Orkney and Zetland. Edinburgh, 1840. Statistical Account of Orkney and Shetland. 1842. Edmonstone, Thomas, Flora of Shetland. Aberdeen, 1845. 1845. Edinburgh, Baikie, W. B., and Heddle, M., Orkney Natural History. Edinburgh, 1848. Torfaeus, Thormodus, Ancient History of Orkney, Caithness, and the North. Translated by the Rev. Alexander Pope. Wick, 1866. Edmonstone, Thomas, The Shetland and Orkney Dialect. Edinburgh, 1866. Gorrie, Daniel, Winters and Summers in the Orkney Islands. London, 1868. Reid, John T., Art Rambles in Shetland. Edinburgh, 1869. The Orkneying Saga. Edinburgh, 1873. Cowie, R., M.D., Shetland-Descriptive and Historical. Edinburgh, 1874. Saxby, Henry, The Birds of Shetland. Edinburgh, 1874. Burton, R. H., Ultima Thule. 2 vols. London, 1875. Ferguson, James, The Brochs of the Orkney Islands. London, 1877. Gifford, Thomas, Description of the Zetland Islands. Edinburgh, 1879. Low, George, A Tour Through the Islands of Orkney and Shetland. Kirkwall, 1879. Ferguson, R. M., Rambling Sketches in the Far North. London, 1883. Tudor, John R., The Orkneys and Shetland. London, 1883. The works on Language are considerable in number. They comprise grammars, dictionaries, vocabularies, glossaries, and miscellaneous philological works, and relate to the following languages and dialects:-Arabic, Danish, English, French, German, Gipsy, Greek, Hindustani, Hungarian, Latin, Scottish, Swedish, Turkish, and Zulu. The following title merits quotation at length:"Orations on Various Select Subjects, by Mr. John Grub, late Schoolmaster of the Parish of Wemyss, in Fifeshire, as performed by his Scholars after the usual Examination on Harvest Vacation Days, and on Shrove Tuesdays, in place of Cockfighting." Edinburgh, 1794. Mr. Grub, who was a man of good parts, had the misfortune to injure one of his knees so severely as to necessitate the amputation of the leg. But "it's an ill wind that blaws naebody good." Mr. Grub during his confinement "experienced very uncommon and humane attention from a young woman in the house where he lodged, and upon recovery of his health married her who during his distress had treated him with such tender kindness. In conclusion we may say that the library contains, amongst other works, a considerable number of chapbooks; some early and fine copies of the novels of Scott, Dickens, and Thackeray; Gawain Douglas's Translation of Virgil's Æneid, Edinburgh, 1710; some of the Lee Priory publications; Strutt's Sports and Pastimes, his Royal and Ecclesiastical Antiquities; some of Dibdin's works; many Bibliographies, including a number |