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Scottish Quotations Traditional Scotland
by [Ross, David]
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This collection spans the entire gamut of a nation's recorded thought and experience from Roman Scotland to the present day.
The Scots have always had a reputation for clarity of thought and also for the vigour with which it is put into words.
This collection spans the entire gamut of a nation's recorded thought and experience from Roman Scotland to the present day. It covers a vast range of subject matter and demonstrates a remarkable variety of moods and tones, from the literary to the colloquial and bawdy. Packed with sharp observation and humour, it sounds other notes too. Meditative, triumphant, tragic, accusing, tender - and often hilarious - it reveals the spirit of Scotland in a truly unique way.
The Scots have always had a reputation for clarity of thought and also for the vigour with which it is put into words.
This collection spans the entire gamut of a nation's recorded thought and experience from Roman Scotland to the present day. It covers a vast range of subject matter and demonstrates a remarkable variety of moods and tones, from the literary to the colloquial and bawdy. Packed with sharp observation and humour, it sounds other notes too. Meditative, triumphant, tragic, accusing, tender - and often hilarious - it reveals the spirit of Scotland in a truly unique way.
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- Birlinn Brand
- Jul 2, 2024 Pub Date:
- 9781780278483 ISBN-13:
- 1780278489 ISBN-10:
- 160.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
- 4.29 in * 0.63 in * 7.05 in Dimensions:
- 0 lb Weight:
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