Excerpt from Johnny Gibb of Gushetneuk in the Parish of Pyketillim: With Glimpses of the Parish Politics About 1843 In, the way of Preface to the present Edition of this homely story, it is not necessary, in so far as the text is concerned, to do more than. Repeat in a sentence or two what has been said before, - that the original aim of the author was rather the portrayal of character in a series of sketches, than the elaboration of a symmetrical and for mally constructed plot, the ultimate development of which should engross the interest of the reader. Believing the common life of the region in which the scene of. 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.