Manners, Customs, and History of the Highlanders of Scotland (Book #59)

In 1815, as the Scottish Highlands were in the midst of their transformation in the popular English imagination from a lawless, rebellious wilderness to picturesque holiday spot with romantic bekilted locals, Walter Scott wrote Manners, Customs, and History of the Highlanders of Scotland. I read it not as an accurate and thorough history of the Highlands--I know it's not the latter and have grave doubts about the former--but as a guide to the self-image of the Scots in the early decades of the 19th century. Which happens to be a critical consideration for the novel after the WIP...