The Dark Mile And Other True Highland Tales

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The Dark Mile And Other True Highland Tales

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Author : Iain MacKay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010

The Dark Mile And Other True Highland Tales written by Iain MacKay and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Folklore categories.

The dark mile id a wide ranging collection of stories and recollections of Highland life. With subjects ranging from the author's family history and boyhood at the head of Loch Monar in Strathfarrar in the 1940s, to a vivid account by the 19th century poacher and gamekeeper, Rop Campbell. Many of the places mentioned in this part of the book are now under water due to the flooding of Highland glens to create hydro electric schemes in the mid 20th century, the subject of the author's last book "The last Highland Clearance". The book also includes tales of highway robbers, illicit distillers, resourceful highlanders, powerful landlords and first hand accounts of a way of life now all but disappeared. From Strathfarrar and Glen Cannich to Kintail and Wester Ross, The dark miles gives us a fascinating insight into Highland history and culture over the last 200 years. [back cover]

The Dark Mile

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Author : D. K. Broster
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-05-17

The Dark Mile written by D. K. Broster and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-17 with Fiction categories.

The Scottish Highlands are more or less settled after the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 and its aftermaths and Ewen Cameron, lord of Ardroy lives in peace with his beloved Alison and their two young boys, when they get a visit by Ian Stewart, Ewen's cousin who is being pressured to get married. He is not happy with choices presented to him, so he tries to avoid it, but when he meets beautiful Olivia Campbell they get romantically involved. However, their relationship is not welcomed by their families who have some unresolved issues dating from the time of the Rebellion.

Tales Of Scottish Highlands Moors 70 Historical Novels Adventure Classics Victorian Romances

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Author : Robert Louis Stevenson
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2023-12-17

Tales Of Scottish Highlands Moors 70 Historical Novels Adventure Classics Victorian Romances written by Robert Louis Stevenson and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-17 with Fiction categories.

Good Press presents to you this unique collection with carefully picked out historical novels, adventure classics, romance novels, war stories and other tales set in Scottish highlands and moors. Table of Contents: Robert Louis Stevenson: Kidnapped Catriona Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale Weir of Hermiston Walter Scott: Waverley Guy Mannering The Antiquary Rob Roy Ivanhoe Kenilworth The Pirate The Fortunes of Nigel Peveril of the Peak Quentin Durward St. Ronan's Well Redgauntlet Woodstock The Fair Maid of Perth Anne of Geierstein Old Mortality The Black Dwarf The Heart of Midlothian The Bride of Lammermoor A Legend of Montrose Count Robert of Paris Castle Dangerous The Monastery The Abbot The Betrothed The Talisman John Buchan: The Thirty-Nine Steps The Three Hostages Huntingtower Castle Gay The Power-House John Macnab Sir Quixote of the Moors John Burnet of Barns A Lost Lady of Old Years The Half-Hearted Salute to Adventurers Midwinter Witch Wood The Free Fishers Anna Buchan: Olivia in India The Setons Penny Plain Ann and Her Mother Pink Sugar The Proper Place The Day of Small Things Priorsford Taken by the Hand Jane's Parlour The House That Is Our Own George MacDonald: David Elginbrod Alec Forbes of Howglen Robert Falconer Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood What's Mine's Mine The Elect Lady Heather and Snow Salted with Fire Malcolm The Marquis of Lossie Sir Gibbie Donal Grant J. M. Barrie: Auld Licht Idylls A Window in Thrums The Little Minister Sentimental Tommy Tommy and Grizel

Sketches And Stories Of Scotland And The Scotch And Shetland And The Shetlanders

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Author : Catherine Sinclair
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1859

Sketches And Stories Of Scotland And The Scotch And Shetland And The Shetlanders written by Catherine Sinclair and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1859 with Highlands (Scotland) categories.

The Chase Of Saint Castin And Other Stories Of The French In The New World

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Author : Mary Hartwell Catherwood
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2019-12-19

The Chase Of Saint Castin And Other Stories Of The French In The New World written by Mary Hartwell Catherwood and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-19 with Fiction categories.

"The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World" by Mary Hartwell Catherwood. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

The New York Times Book Review

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990-10

The New York Times Book Review written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-10 with Books categories.

Presents extended reviews of noteworthy books, short reviews, essays and articles on topics and trends in publishing, literature, culture and the arts. Includes lists of best sellers (hardcover and paperback).

Scenes And Legends Of The North Of Scotland Or The Traditional History Of Cromarty

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Author : Hugh Miller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1850

Scenes And Legends Of The North Of Scotland Or The Traditional History Of Cromarty written by Hugh Miller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1850 with Cromarty (Scotland) categories.

The Witches Of Traquair And Other Tales From Scottish Highlands

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Author : James Hogg
language : en
Publisher: e-artnow
Release Date : 2017-06-28

The Witches Of Traquair And Other Tales From Scottish Highlands written by James Hogg and has been published by e-artnow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-28 with Fiction categories.

James Hogg wrote some of his best stories in The Shepherd's Calendar, in which he defines the content and the manners of the traditional storytelling of Ettrick Forest, the mountainous region in Scotland where he grew up. They reveal Hogg's experiences as a young shepherd as it draws a picture of the pleasures and the dangers of the lives in Scottish Highlands. Some of these stories deal with the supernatural and explore psychological depths with a noteworthy intensity and insight. Large parts of these tales are written in a Scots dialect from the region of Ettrick Forest. The Shepherd's Calendar: Rob Dodds Mr Adamson of Laverhope The Prodigal Son The School of Misfortune George Dobson's Expedition to Hell The Souters of Selkirk The Laird of Cassway Tibby Hyslop's Dream Mary Burnet The Brownie of the Black Haggs The Laird of Wineholm Window Wat's Courtship A Strange Secret The Marvellous Doctor The Witches of Traquair Sheep Prayers Odd Characters Nancy Chisholm Snow-Storms The Shepherd's Dog The Expedition to Hell The Mysterious Bride The Wool-Gatherer The Hunt of Eildon James Hogg (1770-1835) was a Scottish poet, novelist and essayist who wrote in both Scots and English. As a young man he worked as a shepherd and farmhand, and was largely self-educated through reading. He was a friend of many of the great writers of his day, including Sir Walter Scott, of whom he later wrote an unauthorized biography.

The Jacobite Trilogy

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Author : D. K. Broster
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2023-12-28

The Jacobite Trilogy written by D. K. Broster and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-28 with Fiction categories.

The Jacobite Trilogy is series of historical novels set in Scotland during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, an attempt by Charles Edward Stuart, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, to regain the British throne for his father. The storyline follows Ewen Cameron of Ardroy, a brave Highlander and chieftain._x000D_ "The Flight of the Heron" – Set in Scotland during the Jacobite rising of 1745, this is the story of an unlikely friendship between a young Jacobite and Highland chieftain Ewen Cameron who follows Bonnie Prince Charlie in his bid for the throne and a Government Army Officer, the Englishman Captain Keith Windham of the Royal Scots. In the battle of Culloden Cameron captures Windham after swordfight and takes him prisoner. Windham manages to escape, but by the prophecy of Cameron's visionary foster father, the two men are about to cross paths five times._x000D_ "The Gleam in the North" – In an unsettling time following Jacobite Rebellion, Ewen Cameron is living in Scottish Highlands by his beloved loch with his offspring, two young boys. When his younger son falls in the cold loch water, he gets rescued in the last minute and falls ill, so Ewen goes strolling through hills and moors looking for someone who can help his boy. However, King George's Redcoats are patrolling through the Highlands, assisted by local clan spies, lurking to catch mutineers from the Rebellion. Ewen gets captured and taken to London to be executed where he inevitably crosses paths with his old friend Keith Windham._x000D_ "The Dark Mile" – Ewen Cameron of Ardroy lives in peace with his beloved Alison and their two young boys, when they get a visit by Ian Stewart, Ewen's cousin who is being pressured to get married. He is not happy with choices presented to him, so he tries to avoid it, but when he meets beautiful Olivia Campbell they get romantically involved. However, their relationship is not welcomed by their families who have some unresolved issues dating from the time of the Rebellion.

The Greatest Historical Novels Romances Of D K Broster

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Author : D. K. Broster
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2023-12-15

The Greatest Historical Novels Romances Of D K Broster written by D. K. Broster and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-15 with Fiction categories.

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Collected Novels of D. K. Broster" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Table of Contents: The Jacobite Trilogy: The Flight of the Heron The Gleam in the North The Dark Mile Other Novels: The Vision Splendid The Yellow Poppy "Mr. Rowl" Ships in the Bay! Almond, Wild Almond Child Royal