Lost Leaders Essay 1 - Scotch Rivers

In which the gentle charms and varied moods of Scotland’s rivers through the seasons are lovingly described, with a particular homage to the works of Sir Thomas Dick Lauder and the historic legends and landscapes bordering the Tweed. Yet beneath this affectionate reverie lies a tender melancholy for the lost simplicity of past days, tempered by reflections on the inevitable encroachments of modern civilisation.