Cradle of the Scots: An Argyll Anthology

by Brian D. Osborne

Other authorsRonald Armstrong (Editor)
Paperback, 2000

Status

Checked out

Call number

PR8691.A74 C73

Genres

Publication

Birlinn Ltd (2000), Paperback, 392 pages

Description

Argyll - the enduring heartland, birthplace of the Scottish nation and renowned for its stunning natural beauty. This book is a celebration of the rich literary tradition of an area which has produced many of Scotland's finest writers. From Adomnan in the seventh century to Naomi Mitchison in the twentieth, this anthology also features writers as varied as Neil Munro, Robin Jenkins and, from the Gaelic tradition, Duncan Ban Macintyre and Iain Crichton Smith.

Language

ISBN

1841580414 / 9781841580418

Local notes

This book is a celebration of the rich literary tradition of an area which has produced many of Scotland's finest writers. From Adomnan in the seventh century to Naomi Mitchison in the twentieth, this anthology also features writers as varied as Neil Munro, Robin Jenkins and, from the Gaelic tradition, Duncan Ban Macintyre and Iain Crichton Smith.

Physical description

392 p.; 9.5 inches

Pages

392
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