Download or read book The Ghost of Erraid written by Fran Brady and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1924, the Galway family - Robert, Maggie, and their children, Liza (12) and Gerry (9) - move to live on Erraid, a tiny, causeway island off the south tip of the Hebridean Isle of Mull. Robert is taking up a new post as one of the keepers on the lighthouse called Dhu Artach (Gaelic for Black Rock), some twenty-four miles out in the Atlantic. Six lighthouse families live on Erraid and there is a small school for the gaggle of children there. Theirs is already a dysfunctional family: Robert is a violent, abusive father; and Liza often struggles to stand between him and their gentle mother. Liza's difficulties increase on Erraid when the schoolteacher there, Miss Joan Dow, shows an unhealthy, obsessive interest in young Gerry. Then Liza discovers that Robert and Miss Dow appear to be embarking on an illicit relationship. Torn between loyalty to her mother and fear of her father, not to mention her own childish preoccupations with school, friends and her great love of reading, Liza is drawn into a spiral of deception, guilt and terror. She learns of a 17th century Jacobite legend: Lady Maclean of Duart Castle on Mull fled from Cromwell's soldiers with her nine-year-old son and reached Erraid with them in hot pursuit. Desperately, she set sail and was soon caught up in the strong tides that prevail there. Her boat was shipwrecked and she was drowned. Her body was recovered and buried in a graveyard nearby. However, the boy's body was never found. Legend has it that, every so often, her ghost walks on Erraid seeking her son, wishing to take him back to the graveyard with her. The relevance of this legend to the events that affect the Galway family gradually becomes apparent as the dramatic, suspenseful story unfolds. In the bleak but beautiful landscape, the legend combines with Jacobite history, Druidic myth and Joan Dow's mental instability to create a plot which escalates to a terrifying climax. In 2005, Jen, a distant cousin of Liza, stumbles across one of the threads of the story whilst on holiday on Mull. She resolves to find Liza, if she is still alive. When she does find her, Liza, now 94, recounts what happened as 1924 turned into 1925: the story of The Ghost of Erraid. Tiny Erraid has two claims to fame, both related to the classic author, Robert Louis Stevenson. His father, one of 'The Lighthouse Stevensons', lived on Erraid for a number of years while two lighthouses were being built in the mid 19th century. The stones to build them was quarried on Erraid and taken out in small boats to the huge rocks upon which the lighthouses were built. Robert visited his father on Erraid during this time and saw that it was a causeway island, accessible on foot from Mull when the tide was out. This gave him the idea for one of the chapters in his novel 'Kidnapped': the young hero, David Balfour, is shipwrecked on Erraid and does not realise that he can cross over to Mull when the tide is out. He spends three miserable days and nights, alone, soaked and starving, before he realises that there is a causeway on the other side of the island. The connection with Stevenson's Kidnapped is a feature of this modern novel.
Download or read book The Isle of Mull written by Terry Marsh and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2021-08-27 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive guide to walking on Scotland's Isle of Mull and the neighbouring islands of Ulva, Gometra, Iona and Erraid, providing 47 routes ranging between 3 and 14 miles. Offering routes for walkers of all abilities, the guide features a mix of long and short circuits alongside more demanding mountain traverses. Although challenging, these traverses involve few technical difficulties and are hugely rewarding for properly equipped and experienced walkers. Suitable for year-round walking, most visitors will stay in the main settlement of Tobermory, but Dervaig, Salen, Craignure and Bunessan also offer services and accommodation options. For each of the 47 routes, the guide includes OS mapping, detailed route description and insights into local points of interest. The introduction and appendices offer information about accommodation and services available across the island, as well as ferry routes. Easily accessible from Oban on the west coast of Scotland, the Isle of Mull will appeal to walkers seeking secluded routes with inspiring views around every corner. Boasting wild, rugged scenery and a spectacular coastline, Mull offers outstanding opportunities to observe wildlife including golden and sea eagles, otters, deer, dolphins and harbour porpoise. The islands are endlessly fascinating for geologists due to their volcanic and glaciated past, resulting in rock formations found nowhere else in the world.
Download or read book The Island of Erraid written by Joan W. Clark and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Treasured Islands written by Peter Naldrett and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Islands represent adventure, mystery, wilderness and escapism. Surrounded by water, they're somewhere to run away to, to be marooned on, to find a paradise... The British Isles includes some 194 inhabited islands (out of a total of over 6,000), ranging from remote lost worlds to famous and popular holiday spots. And Treasured Islands includes them all, in one enticing package. This wonderfully comprehensive and inspiring guide starts off with a Best of... section, highlighting the ten best islands for foodies, wildlife, adrenaline-junkies and pure escapism. Then, region by region, the author explores the UK's most wonderful islands, including: Shetlands, Fair Isle, Orkneys, Outer Hebrides, Inner Hebrides, Isle of Arran Lindisfarne, Isle of Man, Walney Island Anglesey, Pembrokeshire Island Foulness and Canvey Islands Isle of Sheppey, Lundy Isle of Wight, Isles of Scilly, Channel Islands, Islands of Ireland Tidal Islands (to include Burgh Island, Holy Island and St Michael's Mount) Inland Islands (to include Eel Pie, Derwent Isle and Peel Island in the Lake District) Remote Islands Illustrated with beautiful colour photography, the text ensures you won't miss out on must-see attractions, wildlife and natural features, local food specialties, sporting activities, best places to stay and eat, and all-important transport links to and from the mainland, and other nearby islands. For some light relief, there are interesting historical and cultural anecdotes woven through, giving a fascinating insight into the way of life on these sometimes remote settlements.
Download or read book The Book of Ebenezer le Page written by G.B. Edwards and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2012-03-07 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ebenezer Le Page, cantankerous, opinionated, and charming, is one of the most compelling literary creations of the late twentieth century. Eighty years old, Ebenezer has lived his whole life on the Channel Island of Guernsey, a stony speck of a place caught between the coasts of England and France yet a world apart from either. Ebenezer himself is fiercely independent, but as he reaches the end of his life he is determined to tell his own story and the stories of those he has known. He writes of family secrets and feuds, unforgettable friendships and friendships betrayed, love glimpsed and lost. The Book of Ebenezer Le Page is a beautifully detailed chronicle of a life, but it is equally an oblique reckoning with the traumas of the twentieth century, as Ebenezer recalls both the men lost to the Great War and the German Occupation of Guernsey during World War II, and looks with despair at the encroachments of commerce and tourism on his beloved island. G. B. Edwards labored in obscurity all his life and completed The Book of Ebenezer Le Page shortly before his death. Published posthumously, the book is a triumph of the storyteller’s art that conjures up the extraordinary voice of a living man.
Download or read book The Geology of Staffa Iona Western Mull written by Edward Battersby Bailey and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Transition to Sustainable Living and Practice written by Liam Leonard and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12-21 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a series of insights into real alternatives to the economic malaise, with an examination of key themes such as transition towns, traditional villages, new green financial concepts, the sustainable utopia, sustainability and activism, ecofeminism, green protectionism, intentional communities and a green philosophy of money.
Download or read book The Last Utopians written by Michael Robertson and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Last Utopians delves into the biographies of four key figures--Edward Bellamy, William Morris, Edward Carpenter, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman--who lived during an extraordinary period of literary and social experimentation. The publication of Bellamy's Looking Backward in 1888 opened the floodgates of an unprecedented wave of utopian writing. Morris, the Arts and Crafts pioneer, was a committed socialist whose News from Nowhere envisions a workers' Arcadia. Carpenter boldly argued that homosexuals constitute a utopian vanguard. Gilman, a women's rights activist and the author of "The Yellow Wallpaper," wrote numerous utopian fictions, including Herland, a visionary tale of an all-female society. These writers, Robertson shows, shared a belief in radical equality, imagining an end to class and gender hierarchies and envisioning new forms of familial and romantic relationships. They held liberal religious beliefs about a universal spirit uniting humanity. They believed in social transformation through nonviolent means and were committed to living a simple life rooted in a restored natural world. And their legacy remains with us today, as Robertson describes in entertaining firsthand accounts of contemporary utopianism, ranging from Occupy Wall Street to a Radical Faerie retreat.
Download or read book The Land of the Hills and the Glens written by Seton Paul Gordon and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Utopian Bodies and the Politics of Transgression written by Lucy Sargisson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-01-22 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do we want? What do we believe to be wrong with the world? How can we best change it? How should we live? Given the world as it is, how can we best achieve our dreams and desires? Utopian Bodies is, quite simply, a new approach to thinking about theory. Using the dominant themes of green and feminist politics, this fascinating and original text creates a new notion of utopian thought and life - "transgressive utopianism". This new concept is not a blueprint for an ideal polity; instead it demonstrates an approach to the world that is both idealistic and pragmatic, focussing on bodies of thought in relation to bodies of people: communities. Also spanning philosophy, political theory and deconstruction, this book is especially relevant today as the millennium marks a time of resurgence in utopian studies
Download or read book Memories and Portraits written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1898 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Utopias Ecotopias and Green Communities written by Liam Leonard and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advances in Ecopolitics includes a range of publications which each discuss a significant element in the environmental theory which now represent an important aspect of sustainable living. This series has now got a new title: Advances in Sustainability and Environmental Justice. Editorial Objectives This series provides a series of insights into real alternatives to the current economic malaise, with an examination of key themes such as transition towns, sustainable utopias, co-operative farming, sustainability and activism, ecofeminism, green protectionism, intentional communities, environmental justice, environmental movements, green philosophies, politics and green economics. Topicality The series provides a series of environmental alternatives which require our fullest consideration in light of the ongoing economic downturn which has accompanied the latest incarnation of unsustainable practices. It provides a forum for debate about a positive set of sustainable alternatives which set out an understanding that 'another world is possible'. Key Benefits This book series is essential reading for all academics, researchers and practioners who are involved in the areas of environmentalism, and it: Acts as a forum for debate and enables the publication of papers which establish understanding of environmentalism and sustainability Provides a unique opportunity for the exchange of peer reviewed knowledge on the widest extent of environmental and ecological issues Allows for the establishment of working networks of environmental academics from across the globe Key Audiences This series particularly encourages academics, researchers and practitioners from Europe, North America, and from developing nations to share their experience, knowledge and practices with an international audience. Contributors from across the globe that focus on issues and research which will affect and inform ecopolitical studies are welcome to submit work for consideration in the series. Coverage The series encourages well-written articles with the focus on interdisciplinary, international and comparative standpoints on contemporary management issues. Coverage includes, but is not restricted to: Ecological politics Sustainable development Environmental philosophy Green party politics Environmental economics Environmental movements Ecofeminism Sustainable living practices
Download or read book Solo Round Scotland written by Alan Rankin and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In April 2006, Alan Rankin became the first person to single-handedly circumnavigate Scotland by boat and bike. This book is an account of the whole experience at sea and on the road. It follows the highs and lows as Alan battles to achieve his goal.
Download or read book The Catholic Encyclopedia written by Charles George Herbermann and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Argyll Rough Guides Snapshot Scotland includes Loch Fyne Mull Bute Arran Islay and Jura Staffa Iona and Colonsay written by Donald Reid and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2012-07-12 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide Snapshot Argyll is the ultimate travel guide to this picturesque part of Scotland. It guides you through the region with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from dramatic Duart Castle to eccentric Mount Stuart and the legendary island of Iona to the basalt cliffs of Staffa. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, pubs and bars, ensuring you have the best trip possible, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to Scottish Highlands and Islands, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around this beautiful region of Scotland, including transport, food, drink, costs, health, festivals and outdoor activities. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to Scottish Highlands and Islands. Full coverage: Cowal, Isle of Bute, Inveraray, Oban and around, Isle of Mull, Isle of Iona, Coll and Tiree, Isle of Colonsay, Kilmartin Glen, Kintyre, Isle of Arran, Isle of Islay and the Isle of Jura. (Equivalent printed page extent 104 pages).
Download or read book Pagan Portals A Guide to Pilgrimage written by Thea Prothero and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2024-10-25 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pilgrimage is one of the oldest forms of sacred journeying. But how does it fit into the 21st century and, more importantly, how is it relevant to our tech-heavy super-busy lives? This book is a blueprint for understanding how going on a pilgrimage will spiritually fulfill and, ultimately, transform you. Discover how this ancient practice can be traced through history and how it still plays a significant role in the many paths of faith today. Here, you'll find stories of modern pilgrimage, words of wisdom from literature, meditations, and tools to inspire you towards taking your first physical steps on your journey.
Download or read book The Creaky Traveler in the North West Highlands of Scotland written by Warren Rovetch and published by Sentient Publications. This book was released on 2002 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the hidden places of Britain's last wilderness along the rugged coast of NW Scotland. Part travel story and part guidebook, but all charm and wit, this book transports us to another culture. On the way it details the planning and navigation tips essential for travellers who are 'mobile but not agile' as well as for their younger counterparts.
