Second Edition, crown 8vo, cloth extra, price 3s. 6d., CURIOUS STORIED TRADITIONS OF SCOTTISH LIFE. BY ALEXANDER LEIGHTON. CONTENTS:-- The White Scalp. The Ten of Diamonds. Sergeant Davies' Ghost. The Chance Question. The Woman with the White Mice. The Knife-thrust in the Dark. The Scored Back. The Long Slipper. The Diamond Eyes. The Lord Advocate's Warrant. "Mr Leighton, in this volume, has collected nine or ten stories, and has told them very clearly and effectively.... Some of the stories relate incidents of a curious kind, that have formed the subject of inquiry in criminal courts of justice.... The volume makes an excellent whole."--_The Saturday Review._ "In the story of the 'Woman with the White Mice,' we have a graphic account of the extraordinary trial of Mrs S----of D----; a case of murder in which Jeffrey performed his greatest feat of oratory and power over a jury.... Besides being characterised by variety of incident, vigorous thought, and simplicity of expression, these tales have a noble purpose to serve."--_The Literary Gazette._ "All the tales are remarkably well told, and, in some instances, wrought up to a climax of no ordinary excitement."--_The Leader._ "An admirable book for the fireside; and those who love excitement will find it in these pages without stint."--_The Weekly Dispatch._ "A very entertaining volume, evincing no ordinary powers of characterisation and description, caustic humour, and varied knowledge."--_Scottish Press._ "This volume is one to which Mr Leighton may be proud to prefix his name as its author."--_Northern Ensign._ "The 'Ten of Diamonds' is one of the most exciting tales ever written."--_Morning Star._ "The wild weird interest of some of these stories is almost supernaturally intense."--_Caledonian Mercury._ Price 3s. 6d., crown 8vo, cloth extra, A SECOND VOLUME OF CURIOUS STORIED TRADITIONS OF SCOTTISH LIFE. BY ALEXANDER LEIGHTON. Author of "The Court of Cacus," &c. CONTENTS:-- The Amateur Robbery at Muttonhole. The Dowser of Arthur's Seat. The College Porter of St Andrews. The House in Bell's Wynd. The Cradle of Logie. The Bride of Bell's Tower. Swinton House and its Fairy. The Murder in the King's Park in 1715. "We defy any one who loves a tale to sit down to one of these and not to be nailed to his chair till the 'charm's wound up.'"--_Athenæum._ "To those who love good tales of terror and crime, the present volume will be delightful."--_Spectator._ "The stories are told with great dramatic skill."--_Westminster Review._ "This volume will be welcome to a very large circle of readers."--_Glasgow Citizen._ "In this volume a great amount of ingenuity is employed, and an even greater amount of odd out-of-the-way reading is indicated.... The volume is curious and interesting."--_The Scotsman._