PREFACE TO THE FIRST TWO EDITIONS.
Reading edition
For years my daily walks have been upon the beach, and I have learnt to love the ocean as the Swiss mountaineer loves his native Alps, or the Highlander the heath-covered hills of Caledonia. May these feelings have imparted some warmth to the following pages, and serve to render the reader more indulgent to their faults!
G. Hartwig.
Göttingen: July 17, 1860.