Download or read book Landmarks of Scottish life and language written by William Lytteil and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Landmarks of Scottish Life and Language Classic Reprint written by William Lytteil and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Landmarks of Scottish Life and Language These pages have been written in the interests of truth, and with the view of strengthening the hands of its friends. So dominant is error, and so numerous its supporters, that it becomes the duty of every patriot to break its baleful power, Mg and help to establish in its stead a better state of things. If rt the bondaged mind is to be set free - if the conscience is to, be quickened - if sound knowledge is to be gained - there is a call to earnestness and effort which must not be disregarded. Every well-wisher of his fellow-men will respond to it, and what he gains for himself in so doing he will not be slow to Ocommunicate to others. The subjects embraced in this work are of singular interest to every Scotsman. They lie all around the heart and life of the nation, and touch at every point many of those questions which most deeply move humanity. Like all great subjects they are old subjects; but they have not on that account lost their vitality. They retain it still, and every exhibition of its action comes home to us with the added charm that it is the action of our forefathers prolonging itself throughout the ages. They are the vehicles which bear to us the living thoughts of the great and good who have come and gone; and when we open the doors of heart and mind to their entrance, we find that they give us light and truth indeed. The basis of the work has been laid in a searching observation and a severe induction. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Landmarks of Scottish Life and Language written by William Lytteil and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating book, Lyttel explores the historical and cultural roots of Scots language and literature, tracing its evolution from ancient times to the present day. Filled with detailed examples of Scots poetry and prose, as well as historical analysis, this book is an essential resource for anyone interested in Scottish life and culture. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Scottish Life and Character Classic Reprint written by William Sanderson and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Scottish Life and Character The scenes presented in these pages do not profess to be a complete survey of social life in Scotland; but it may be claimed for them that, in their subject-matter, they are typical of the Scottish nation. There are peers in Scotland, as well as peasants, castles as well as cottages; and the habits of thought and manner among the classes of the North differ as much as they differ in England, or in any other ancient civilisation. Still, as Disraeli said, it is the humble in our realm that is most abiding in national characteristics; which thought is the justification, should any be deemed necessary, for these pages. The List of Illustrations contains the names of the owners of the paintings which have been reproduced in this volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character Classic Reprint written by E. B. Ramsay and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character Scottish Life and Character, might, in fact, almost have been issued as a new work, so much are the former materials enlarged by the introduc tion of fresh anecdotes, kindly contributed from various quarters, by the account of Scottish pro verbs, and by Other additions. The field of inquiry for such reminiscences is very extensive, and I am convinced is far from being yet exhausted. But I fear the labourers are growing few. We are constantly hearing of the death of some person who, it is said, was possessed of a rich store of. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Language and Literature of the Scottish Highlands Classic Reprint written by John Stuart Blackie and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Language and Literature of the Scottish Highlands Chiefly responsible. From a residence of some years in the Western Highlands, and a habit of feeling the. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Specimens of Scottish Literature 1325 1835 Classic Reprint written by W. M. Metcalfe and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-19 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Specimens of Scottish Literature, 1325-1835 In this work I have made an attempt to illustrate the character and history of Scottish Literature by a series of specimens taken from each of its three periods. To procure satisfactory texts has not been always easy. Some of those made use of I have had to revise and edit, and several of them have been taken by permission from the publications of the Scottish d104 Society, for which I tender my thanks. In the Notes and Glossary an effort has been made to make the extracts printed thoroughly intelligible to those who are not acquainted with what Abacuck Bysset, improving upon Gavin Douglas, called his "awin maternal Scottis languige," but are acquainted with English. The book appeals more directly to Scotsmen, and many of them I trust will read it. They will find in it many points of interest and an easy means of studying their own national and by no means unbrilliant literature in all the three great stages of its history. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Origin of the Scots and the Scottish Language written by James Paterson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Origin of the Scots and the Scottish Language: Inquiry Preliminary to the Proper Understanding of Scottish History and Literature N 0 question has puzzled antiquaries more than the Origin of the Scottish People and Language. The fabulous derivations in which our early historians indulged - not even exclusive of the classic Buchanan - opened a wide field for speculation; and the few authorities, prior to the existence of indubitable national records, whose state ments can at all be relied upon, have had their facts twisted into all manner of meanings, or been wholly set aside, according to the peculiar views of the respective combatants. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Landmarks written by Robert Macfarlane and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2015-03-05 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SHORTLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 2015 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2016 Landmarks is Robert Macfarlane's joyous meditation on words, landscape and the relationship between the two. Words are grained into our landscapes, and landscapes are grained into our words. Landmarks is about the power of language to shape our sense of place. It is a field guide to the literature of nature, and a glossary containing thousands of remarkable words used in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales to describe land, nature and weather. Travelling from Cumbria to the Cairngorms, and exploring the landscapes of Roger Deakin, J. A. Baker, Nan Shepherd and others, Robert Macfarlane shows that language, well used, is a keen way of knowing landscape, and a vital means of coming to love it. Praise for Robert Macfarlane: 'He has a poet's eye and a prose style that will make many a novelist burn with envy' John Banville, Observer "I'll read anything Macfarlane writes" David Mitchell, Independent 'Every movement needs stars. In [Macfarlane] we surely have one, burning brighter with each book.' Telegraph '[Macfarlane] is a godfather of a cultural moment' Sunday Times
Download or read book Sunset Song written by Lewis Grassic Gibbon and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sunset Song is widely regarded as one of the most important Scottish novels of the 20th century. Chris Guthrie, the female protagonist, is a strong character who grows up in a dysfunctional farming family. Life is hard after her dad's death and she must take some tough decisions to save her farms under the inevitable threat of World War I . . . Lewis Grassic Gibbon was the pseudonym of James Leslie Mitchell (1901-1935), a Scottish writer famous for his contribution to the Scottish Renaissance and portrayal of strong female characters.
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Download or read book History of Everyday Life in Medieval Scotland written by Edward J Cowan and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-06 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the ordinary, routine, daily behaviour, experiences and beliefs of people in Scotland from the earliest times to 1600. Its purpose is to discover the character of everyday life in Scotland over time and to do so, where possible, within a comparative context. Its focus is on the mundane, but at the same time it takes heed of the people's experience of wars, famine, environmental disaster and other major causes of disturbance, and assesses the effects of longer-term processes of change in religion, politics, and economic and social affairs. In showing how the extraordinary impinged on the everyday, the book draws on every possible kind of evidence including a diverse range of documentary sources, artefactual, environmental and archaeological material, and the published work of many disciplines.The authors explore the lives of all the people of Scotland and provide unique insights into how the experience of daily life varied across time according to rank, class, gender, age, religion
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Download or read book Canadian Literary Landmarks written by John Robert Colombo and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a list of three dozen of the top literary locales in the country. The selection of sites is necessarily subjective, yet it attempts to represent geographical, historical, social, and cultural concerns as well as strictly literary interests. Had this list been prepared by the editors of Michelin Guide, they would have added asterisks or stars to the entries: * Interesting. ** Worth a detour. *** Worth a journey. It is the opinion of the author of Canadian Literary Landmarks that all thirty-six sites are "Worth a journey." It is recognized that the average person is unlikely to visit No. 1, not to mention No. 36, but as these sites happen to be the first and last entries in the book, they mark a convenient and symbolic beginning and ending. (No. 1 being L’Anse aux Meadows, Epaves Bay, Nfld. and No. 36 being the North Pole, NWT).
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