A Summer in Skye

In 1864 the poet, essayist, and novelist Alexander Smith spent six weeks exploring the island of Skye, resulting in a book that is widely regarded as his masterpiece. Perceptive and insightful, this new edition provides Smith’s detailed accounts of the islanders at work and play, their customs, folklore, and the incidental details of everyday living. Vivid and magnificent descriptions of island culture shape this classic memoir of 19th-century Skye.

Reviews of A Summer in Skye

""For the lover of the mountains, of surf, of moorland and river, for the lover of people as they were and as they are, for the lover of poetry of eternal truths, ""A Summer in Skye"" is the book to read."" William F. Laughlan ""