The Old Red Sandstone, or, New Walks in an Old Field

Facsimile edition of this classic book first published in 1841. Ross-shire- born polymath Hugh Miller (1802-56), self-taught stonemason, geologist and writer, was famous in his lifetime across the English-speaking world. In a pre-Darwinian era, Miller inspired an interest in geology and science in general with his writings on fossils.