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Available
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Publication
Canongate Books Ltd (1987), 172 pages
Description
This collection of tales from the West Highlands stem mostly from Duncan Williamson's early years in Argyll. Some of the stories were told him by country folk and crofters from the highlands and islands others come from the traveller friends and aged relatives.
Physical description
172 p.; 8.35 inches
ISBN
0862411696 / 9780862411695
Local notes
A collection of "fireside" tales from the north-west of Scotland, including:
“The Silkie’s Revenge”;
“The Broonie on Carra”;
“Saltie the Silkie”;
“The Taen-Awa”;
“Torquil Glen”;
“The Lighthouse Keeper”;
“Archie and the Little People”;
“The Broonie’s Curse”;
“The Fisherman and his Sons”;
“The Tramp and the Boots”;
“The Crofter’s Mistake”;
“The Broonie’s Farewell”; and
an annotated glossary.
“The Silkie’s Revenge”;
“The Broonie on Carra”;
“Saltie the Silkie”;
“The Taen-Awa”;
“Torquil Glen”;
“The Lighthouse Keeper”;
“Archie and the Little People”;
“The Broonie’s Curse”;
“The Fisherman and his Sons”;
“The Tramp and the Boots”;
“The Crofter’s Mistake”;
“The Broonie’s Farewell”; and
an annotated glossary.
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