Ronald Morton; Or, The Fire Ships — William H.G. Kingston / W.H.G. Kingston

Excerpt from Ronald Morton, or the Fire-Ships: A Story of the Last Naval War

The inhabitants of Shetland have a grievance. It is not that they complain of being badly governed, of being over-taxed, or of being poor, or of their climate, or of the shortness of the days in winter; but they say, with justice, that they are shamefully ill-treated by the map-makers, who place their well-loved little group of islands out of the way in some corner of the map, so that not one person in ten of those tolerably well-informed in geographical matters generally, has a correct notion of their bearing from the other portions of the British Isles. Some years ago, however, I made the discovery that they lie due north of Scotland, Orkney intervening; and as I had a desire to pay them a visit, I took ship and reached Lerwick, their capital, in safety. The kindness I there received will never be erased from my memory. I travelled through all parts of the islands, and visited a number of very interesting scenes.

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