| Description | Letter to Hope Macdonald from William Alexander [1826 - 1894, journalist, author of 'Johnny Gibb of Gushetneuk'], 3, Belvidere Street, Aberdeen, agreeing with her that there should be no adverse criticism in the article on the collection and saying that he has said as much to Dow, he disagrees anyway with Dow's opinion on Hook's 'fisher lassies', 'On the coast where he was, and which I know well he will find such girls as plenty as blackberries', visit to Glack, 'it was a favourite haunt of my childhood, and it made me sad to think of it being given up to daft folk!', 4 August 1888 |