Excerpt from The Moor and the Loch: Containing Minute Instructions in All Highland Sports John Colquhoun, the author of The Moor and the Loch, ' was born at Edinburgh on 6th March 1 8 0 5. His father was Sir James Colquhoun, Bart. Of Luss, and chief of the Clan Colquhoun. His mother, Lady Colquhoun, was a re markable woman in the religious circles of her generation, and her example and teaching largely influenced her family. At a very early age John Colquhoun displayed that love Of nature and of sport which continued to characterise his life. The scenes of his boyhood were well calculated to foster his special tastes. As was natural, writes his eldest daughter, the Rossdhu boys loved the free Wild life in the beautiful scenery by which they were surrounded; and it was no small grief to them when, each season, they were torn from the shores of Loch Lomond to pursue their studies in Edinburgh. From his childhood, natural history was a passion with John. There was not a wild song-bird whose note was not familiar to him. Nor a creature Whose habits he did not discover. The child of nature, his knowledge was all gained from personal Observa tion, and not from the brains Of others; and it was this, per haps, as much as anything, which gave such a charm to the man and to his writings. 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.