The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale is a book by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, focusing upon the conflict between two brothers, Scottish noblemen whose family is torn apart by the Jacobite rising of 1745.
William Shakespeare's Macbeth is another tragic tale involving ambition, fate and deception. Three witches decide to confront the great Scottish general Macbeth on his victorious return from a war between Norway and Scotland. The witches predict he will one day be king. Macbeth and his wife murder the Scottish king Duncan and blame the sleeping guards. A nobleman MacDuff discovers the truth and in turn kills Macbeth and becomes king himself.
A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland AND The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
In 1773, 63-year-old literary giant Samuel Johnson joined James Boswell, a 32-year-old Scottish lawyer, on an historic horseback expedition across the Scottish Highlands to the Western Islands. The unlikely duo's travelogue records their fascinating conversations and encounters with great wit and incredible detail. Johnson, one of the 18th century's most celebrated writers, provided an elegant and stately account of everything from Loch Ness's medicinal waters to Scotland's puzzling lack of trees. The younger Boswell focused instead on his famed companion, offering a perceptive, highly entertaining, deeply intimate glimpse into Johnson's personality.
Christmas in the English countryside -- what could be more charming? Not even a blizzard can keep Rex Graves away from Swanmere Manor, a historic hotel in East Sussex. But instead of Christmas cheer, the red-haired Scottish barrister finds a dead guest. Was it a stroke that killed old Mr. Lawry? Or an almond tart laced with poison?
A Midge in Your Hand Is Worth Two Up Your Kilt: Modern Scottish Proverbs
Added by: Maria | Karma: 3098.81 | Non-Fiction, Other | 13 March 2012
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The Scottish language is rich in proverbs, sayings, maxims and wise aphorisms. This great little book thrusts these expressions into the 21st century providing millennia of wisdom in a practical modern format. It covers everything from bagpipes to whisky with a few mentions of our dear neighbours, the Sassenachs, thrown in.
