The Stewart Earls, 115 The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, 120 Part II.—The Isles and the Folk. A Survey of the Islands: On Wideford Hill, 129 Among the North Isles, 134 Among the South Isles, 146 Round the Mainland: First Day, 154 Second Day, 158 Third Day, 166 Fourth Day, 172 Sketches by Hugh Miller: The Dwarfie Stone, 179 The Standing Stones, 184 The Cathedral of St. Magnus, 190 A Road in Orcady, 206 A Loch in Orcady, 219 Among the Kelpers, 227 A Whale-hunt in Orkney, 242 Articles made of Straw, 248 The Weather of Orkney, 255 The Place-Names of Orkney, 263 Part III.—Nature Lore. The Story of the Rocks: “Sermons in Stones,” 271 “Books in the Running Brooks,” 276 Cliffs and Beaches, 284 The Age of Ice, 289 Orkney Fossils, 292 A Peat-Moss, 296 Some Common Weeds, 305 Home Life on the Rocks: Guillemots, 312 Seals, 317 Shags, 320 The Birds of Sule Skerry, 328 The Residenters, 330 The Regular Visitors, 334 Occasional Visitors, 346 Common Seaweeds, 352 Crabs, 361 Hoppers and Sholties, 372