Excerpt from Lumsden and Son's Steam-Boat Companion, or Stranger's Guide to the Western Isles and Highlands of Scotland: Including the Voyages From London to Leith, and From Glasgow to Liverpool and Belfast; With a Land Tour to the Giant's Causeway, &C., Also, a Short Tour to the Lakes of Cumberland The chief objects intended by it, are, to save a stran ger the trouble of asking a multitude of questions to remind him of the most important objects worthy of observation, on his route - and to enable him to economize his time to the best advantage, by showing in what manner the various routes may be performed. 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.