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Leaves from the Journal of our life in the Highlands from 1848 to 1861

Leaves from the Journal of our life in the Highlands from 1848 to 1861

by Queen of Great Britain Victoria

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Author
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901
Title
Leaves From the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands, From 1848 to 1861
Credits
Tim Lindell, Fiona Holmes, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries.)
Language
English
LoC Class
DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe
Subject
Queens -- Great Britain -- Diaries
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 66173
Release Date
August 30, 2021
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Transcriber’s Notes.
  2. 2.Untitled
  3. 3.Untitled
  4. 4.LEAVES FROM THE JOURNAL OF OUR LIFE IN THE HIGHLANDS, FROM 1848 TO 1861.
  5. 5.Untitled
  6. 6.EDITOR’S PREFACE.
  7. 7.CONTENTS.
  8. 8.EARLIER VISITS TO SCOTLAND.
  9. 9.Untitled
  10. 10.Visit to Blair Athole.
  11. 11.Tour round the West Coast of Scotland, and Visit to Ardverikie.
  12. 12.LIFE IN THE HIGHLANDS ,
  13. 13.First Impressions of Balmoral.
  14. 14.First Ascent of Loch-na-Gar.
  15. 15.A “Drive” in the Balloch Buie.
  16. 16.The First Stay at Alt-na-Giuthasach.
  17. 17.A Beat in the Abergeldie Woods.
  18. 18.Visit to the Dhu Loch , &c.
  19. 19.Ascent of Ben-na-Bhourd.
  20. 20.The Gathering.
  21. 21.Salmon Leistering.
  22. 22.Loch Muich.
  23. 23.Torch-Light Ball at Corriemulzie.
  24. 24.Account of the News of the Duke of Wellington’s Death.
  25. 25.Building the Cairn on Craig Gowan , &c.
  26. 26.Laying the Foundation Stone of our New House.
  27. 27.The Kirk.
  28. 28.Arrival at the New Castle at Balmoral.
  29. 29.Impressions of the New Castle.
  30. 30.News of the Fall of Sevastopol.
  31. 31.The Betrothal of the Princess Royal.
  32. 32.The Kirk.
  33. 33.Finding the Old Castle Gone.
  34. 34.Gardens , &c. round the New Castle.
  35. 35.Love for Balmoral.
  36. 36.Opening of the New Bridge over the Linn of Dee.
  37. 37.Visits to the Old Women.
  38. 38.Visit to the Prince’s Encampment at Feithort.
  39. 39.A Fall of Snow.
  40. 40.Ascent of Morven.
  41. 41.The Prince’s Return from Aberdeen.
  42. 42.Fête to the Members of the British Association.
  43. 43.Expedition to Inchrory.
  44. 44.Ascent of Ben Muich Dhui.
  45. 45.First Great Expedition:—To Glen Fishie and Grantown.
  46. 46.Second Great Expedition:—To Invermark and Fettercairn.
  47. 47.Expedition to Loch Avon.
  48. 48.Third Great Expedition:—To Glen Fishie, Dalwhinnie, and Blair Athole.
  49. 49.Last Expedition.
  50. 50.TOURS in ENGLAND AND IRELAND, and YACHTING EXCURSIONS.
  51. 51.First Visit to Ireland.
  52. 52.Yachting Excursion.
  53. 53.Second Yachting Excursion.
  54. 54.Visit to the Lakes of Killarney. — Transcriber’s Notes

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