THE NEW PENGUIN BOOK OF SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES

Murray, Ian (editor) (Muriel Spark; George MacKay Brown; James Hogg; Sir Walter Scott; John Galt; Margaret Oliphant; Robert Louis Stevenson; R. B. Cunninghame Graham; John Buchan; Neil M. Gunn; Edward Gaitens; Naomi Mitchison; Eric Linklater)

ISBN 10: 0140064117 / ISBN 13: 9780140064117

Verlag: Penguin Books, Middlesex, England, 1983

Beschreibung

317 pp. Trade paperback format. Light edge and corner wear with some creasing at the spine; no interior markings. The front cover features Figure at a Table by Ann Redpath. This anthology contains: The House of the Famous Poet by Muriel Spark; The Wireless Set by George MacKay Brown; The Brownie of the Black Haggs by James Hogg; The Two Drovers by Sir Walter Scott; The Gudewife by John Galt; The Open Door by Margaret Oliphant; The Beach of Falesa by Robert Louis Stevenson; Beattock for Moffat by R. B. Cunninghame Graham; The Outgoing of the Tide by John Buchan; The Tax Gatherer by Neil M. Gunn; A Wee Nip by Edward Gaitens; In the Family by Naomi Mitchison; Sealskin Trousers by Eric Linklater; Smeddum by Lewis Grassic Gibbon; The Mennans by Robert MacLellan; The Disinherited by J. F. Hendry; Alicky's Watch by Fred Urquhart; Pedestrian by Elspeth Davie; The Money by Ian Hamilton Finlay; and Survival Without Error by Iain Crichton Smith. Size: 8vo.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 231889

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: THE NEW PENGUIN BOOK OF SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES
• Verlag: Penguin Books, Middlesex, England
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1983
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0140064117
• ISBN-13: 9780140064117
• Einband: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Ann Redpath
• Auflage: Later Printing.
• Zustand: Very Good
• Buchtyp: Book
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Inhaltsangabe

While stories as such as "Alicky's Watch" depict the influence of the Calvinist religion, darker aspects are offset by the comedy found in "The Money" or "Pedestrian". Contributors to this collection of Scottish short stories include Naomi Mitchison, George Mackay Brown and Iain Crichton Smith.

Reseña del editor

In the art of the short story, Scotland's writers have led the way. The earliest in this anthology, those of Sir Walter Scott and James Hogg, are rich in folklore, proverb, superstition, and sinister humor. Throughout this collection, a preoccupation with the supernatural emerges, from the spiritual torment of John Buchan's "The Outgoing of the Tide" to the chilling premonition of Muriel Spark's "The House of the Famous Poet". While stories such as "Alicky's Watch" depict the influence of the Calvinist religion, darker subjects are frequently offset by the comedy found in tales like "A Wee Nip". Among the other contributors to this spirited collection are Robert Louis Stevenson, Naomi Mitchison, and George Mackay Brown.