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The Early English Settlement of Orkney and Shetland | |||
| Scottish Interest | ||||
| Graeme Davis | ||||
| John Donald 2007 132 pages | ||||
| Paperback 1904607756 | ||||
| Published Price £9.99 | Sale Price £2.99 | |||
| One of the most intriguing assertions about the history of Shetland and Orkney is that the region was settled by Anglo-Saxons more than a century before they began their migration into England. A specialist in the medieval world, Graeme Davis assesses the literary, linguistic and archaeological roots of this theory, and sheds important light on the early history of the islands. But he demonstrates that although the 'evidence' is persuasive, it falls short of conclusive proof. | ||||
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About Scotland | |||
| People. Places. Heritage | Scottish Interest | |||
| Iseabail Macleod (Edited by) | ||||
| Colin Baxter 2007 320 pages | ||||
| Paperback 1841073660 | ||||
| Published Price £7.95 | Sale Price £2.99 | |||
| This handy reference guide covers all things Scottish: history, the arts, industry, commerce, science, medicine, sport, politics, religion, geography, architecture, popular culture... From the Abbotsford baronial mansion on the river Tweed, to the Ythan River in Aberdeenshire, the entries are simple and accessible, and the book concludes with a calendar of Scots annual festivals and a guide to further reading. | ||||
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A Scottish Postbag | |||
| Eight Centuries of Scottish Letters | Scottish Interest | |||
| George Bruce; Paul H Scott (Edited by) | ||||
| Saltire 2002 302 pages | ||||
| Paperback 085411078X | ||||
| Published Price £9.99 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
| This is an updated version of a very successful selection of Scottish letters, compiled by the Scottish poet George Bruce and historian Paul Scott and first published in 1986. The 350 letters span eight centuries and involve 150 historical, literary and political figures of Scotland's past. William Wallace, David Hume, John Knox, James Boswell, Sir Walter Scott, Hugh MacDiarmid... these are a few of the letter-writers who illuminate Scotland's history in a very direct and entertaining way. | ||||
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Our Highland Home | |||
| Victoria and Albert in the Scotland | Scottish Interest | |||
| Jeanne Cannizzo | ||||
| National Galleries of Scotland 2005 56 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 1903278589 | ||||
| Published Price £9.95 | Sale Price £2.99 | |||
| An account of Victoria and Albert's love affair with Scotland published to accompany an exhibition at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in 2005, covering their early journeys to Scotland and their stays at Balmoral, illuminating their private lives away from London. | ||||
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Ultima Thule | |||
| The Life of an Island Daughter: Eilean a' Cheo | Scottish Interest | |||
| Rhona Rauszer | ||||
| Birlinn 2005 192 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 1904598366 | ||||
| Published Price £8.99 | Sale Price £4.99 | |||
| Rhona Rauszer's third collection of autobiographical short stories written during the 1960s and 70s when she was regularly engaged by the BBC, written for radio audiences and reflecting her involvement with live drama and theatre performances. | ||||
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The Sporting Scot | |||
| An Anthology of Scottish Sport | Scottish Interest | |||
| Brian D Osborne; Ronald Armstrong (Edited by) | ||||
| Birlinn 2003 228 pages | ||||
| Paperback 1841582824 | ||||
| Published Price £9.99 | Sale Price £5.99 | |||
| An anthology of Scottish sport and its relationship to Scottish literature, with extracts from novels, short stories and verse together with journalism, reports and sports analysis, demonstrating the occasional overlaps between the two disciplines. | ||||
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Scotland's Sporting Curiosities | |||
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| Jim Craig | ||||
| Birlinn 2005 192 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 1841583367 | ||||
| Published Price £9.99 | Sale Price £2.99 | |||
| A reference work of Scottish sportsmen and their achievements from the earliest times up to the 2004 Olympics with stories and anecdotes, divided into chapters on individual sports from rugby and football to table tennis and curling. | ||||
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The House of Elrig | |||
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| Gavin Maxwell | ||||
| Birlinn 2002 208 pages | ||||
| Paperback 1841582581 | ||||
| Published Price £6.99 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
| Gavin Maxwell's autobiographical novel telling of his boyhood which he spent mostly at the House of Elrigh, a lonely house on the moorlands of Galloway, where he developed an interest in animals and a love of the wilderness. | ||||
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Traditions of Trinity and Leith | |||
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| Joyce M Wallace | ||||
| John Donald 1997 240 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 0859764478 | ||||
| Published Price £9.95 | Sale Price £2.99 | |||
| Over the years the port of Leith has tended to be overshadowed by Edinburgh and in many histories of the capital city the seaward suburb of Trinity has been given no more than a passing glance. This book redresses the balance, revealing the history of an area remarkable for the beauty of its well-preserved Georgian and Victorian architecture, its secluded and original character and its association with figures such as Sir Walter Scott, John Ballantyne and Archbishop Davidson. | ||||
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The Scotland Visitor Guide | |||
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| Wendy Price | ||||
| Colin Baxter 2003 280 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 1841071676 | ||||
| Published Price £10.00 | Sale Price £2.99 | |||
| Arranged in chapters on each of the 14 VisitScotland (Scotland's tourist board) regions, the entries in this colourful guide cover every kind of tourist attraction - from nature reserves and ancient monuments to golf courses and steam trains - with short descriptions and practical information on facilities, opening times, admission, directions, contact telephone numbers and websites. There are also introductions, maps and tourist and travel information for each area, and an index of places. | ||||
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Johnny Gibb of Gushetneuk | |||
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| William Alexander | ||||
| Tuckwell 1995 312 pages | ||||
| Paperback 1898410445 | ||||
| Published Price £11.99 | Sale Price £1.99 | |||
| A Scottish classic, this is the most famous novel by William Alexander (1826-1894). A masterly study of power and its effects on every level of society, written in radical demotic Scots, it tells of the struggle for the control of land and the impact of the great Disruption of 1843. Introduction by William Donaldson. | ||||
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The Hidden Places of Scotland | |||
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| James Gracie | ||||
| Travel 2001 400 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 1902007743 | ||||
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Edinburgh | |||
| A Cultural and Literary History | Scottish Interest | |||
| Donald Campbell | ||||
| Signal 2003 278 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 1902669738 | ||||
| Published Price £12.00 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
| For centuries, Edinburgh has been one of the great cultural centres of Europe - from the court of the Stuart monarchs and the centre of the 18th century Scottish Enlightenment to the home of today's world renowned Edinburgh International Festival. Donald Campbell's guide reveals the historical, literary and other cultural riches of Scotland's capital, and explores the many facets of the city's contemporary artistic renaissance. | ||||
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