▁coming ▁back ▁to ▁England ▁he ▁comm enced ▁writing ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁Month ly ▁Magazine ▁an ▁account ▁of ▁his ▁travel s , ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Let ters ▁from ▁the ▁East , ▁receiving ▁from ▁Henry ▁Col burn ▁twenty ▁gu ine as ▁for ▁each ▁article . ▁These ▁Let ters ▁were ▁then ▁reprodu ced ▁in ▁a ▁volume , ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Sir ▁Walter ▁Scott , ▁which ▁went ▁to ▁a ▁third ▁edition . ▁This ▁book ▁is ▁notice able ▁for ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁single ▁date ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁it ▁except ▁that ▁on ▁the ▁title - page . ▁The ▁publication ▁of ▁this ▁work ▁and ▁his ▁tal ents ▁for ▁society ▁brought ▁him ▁into ▁familiar ▁inter course ▁with ▁Walter ▁Scott , ▁S out he y , ▁Campbell , ▁Lock hart , ▁J erd an , ▁and ▁other ▁distinguished ▁men ▁of ▁letters . ▁ ▁He ▁next ▁published ▁T ales ▁of ▁the ▁West , ▁ 1 8 2 8 , ▁ 2 ▁vol s ., ▁tre ating ▁of ▁his ▁native ▁county . ▁Among ▁those ▁who ▁knew ▁him ▁his ▁fame ▁as ▁a ▁story - t eller ▁far ▁exceed ed ▁his ▁ren own ▁as ▁a ▁writer , ▁and ▁social ▁company ▁often ▁gathered ▁round ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁spell bound ▁by ▁some ▁exc iting ▁or ▁path etic ▁narr ation . ▁During ▁the ▁latter ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁he ▁res ided ▁chief ly ▁in ▁P enz ance . ▁O pp ress ed ▁by ▁the ▁inf irm ities ▁of ▁a ▁prem ature ▁old ▁age , ▁he ▁had ▁ceased ▁for ▁some ▁years ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁to