Recreations of Christopher North is a two volume work which represents the finest prose works of John Wilson, Scottish man of letters. The work contains literary essays written over the years and published in periodicals. Through the deeds of his hero Christopher North, professor Wilson presents most effective transcription of the moods of thoughts and feeling of a deeply thinking and feeling mind.

Volume I:

Christopher in His Sporting Jacket

Tale of Expiation

Morning Monologue

The Field of Flowers

Cottages

An Hour's Talk about Poetry

Inch-Cruin

A Day at Windermere

The Moors

Highland Snow-Storm

The Holy Child

Our Parish

Volume II:

May-Day

Sacred Poetry

Christopher in His Aviary

Dr Kitchiner

Soliloquy on the Seasons

A Few Words on Thomson

The Snowball Bicker of Pedmount

Christmas Dreams

Our Winter Quarters

Stroll to Grassmere

L'Envoy

Remarks on the Scenery of the Highlands