Paperback (04 Aug 2011)
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'In this collection the heretical principle has been adopted that if a writer is Scots, something of the Scottish spirit must inevitably emerge from his work.'
In the twenty stories collected here we are given a multi-faceted view of Scotland, the Scots and the Scottish short story. With stories ranging from Roman Britain through the trials of those at home during the Second World War to a country and people determined to assert their independence.
The first ten paperback Penguin books appeared in 1935 costing 6d each (the price of a packet of cigarettes). Since then the Penguin list has developed enormously, but still aims to bring the best writing to the widest possible audience. Penguin Paperbacks now range from Booker Prize-winning contemporary authors, to mass market bestsellers, with successful history, biography and general non-fiction as well.
| ISBN: | 9780241955475 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books |
| Pub date: | 04 Aug 2011 |
| DEWEY: | 823.01089411 |
| DEWEY edition: | 23 |
| Language: | English |
| Number of pages: | 236 |
| Weight: | 190g |
| Height: | 196mm |
| Width: | 137mm |
| Spine width: | 16mm |
