Participating in the High Estimation in which, as a Literary Benefactor, he is so Extensively Held, Bespectfully Offer for his Acceptance the Annexed Feeble Effort of a Vagrant Pen, To SAMUEL SMILES, ESQUIRE. JAMES RALTRAY. 102 TRONGATE GLASGOW. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. "THIS is the work of a shrewd and judicious observer of men and things." -Glasgow Herald. "This interesting volume by our old friend and fellow-citizen, Mr. James Rattray. The author has, in a very novel but graceful way, dedicated the book to Samuel Smiles, Esq., author of the 'Lives of the Engineers, &c.'"-Glasgow Star. "What colonial life in Australia generally is, the author has thrown into an idealized form, which assists to make description more vivid. Mr. and Mrs. Aikenhead are the leading characters in a little drama into which is introduced the bright and dark shades of social existence and industrial habits of the colonists. The fidelity of the sketch, or its truth to nature, seems undoubted."-North British Daily Mail. "The charm of the book is its naturalness. To those who have the pleasure of the author's acquaintance, a perusal of his book cannot but be a rare treat, and by the general reader it will be found exceedingly attractive and instructive, as well as amusing.”—Dumbarton Herald. |