the thanks of the publishers are due to: messrs chatto & windus, messrs duckworth, and messrs houghton miflin of boston, u.s.a., for permission to include r. l. stevenson's walking tours; sir leslie stephen's in praise of walking; and mr john burroughs' the exhilarations of the road, from "winter sunshine"; also to mr a. h. bullen for the extract from the gentleman's magazine.