Description
| Product ID: | 9781780278483 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Scottish Quotations |
| Authors: | Author: David Ross |
| Page Count: | 160 |
| Subjects: | Quotations, proverbs and sayings, Dictionaries of quotations, European history, Social and cultural history, British & Irish history, Social & cultural history, Scotland |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Birlinn Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Birlinn General |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-05-02 |
