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Scottish Folklore
Series: Traditional Scotland
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Scotland has one of the richest traditions of folklore in the world, and the nation's greatest writers have been influenced by the country's abundance of customs, superstitions, ghost stories, and folktales. Robert Burns, Walter Scott, James Hogg, and Robert Louis Stevenson all used Scottish folklore in...
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Scottish Folklore
This book traces the roots and traditions of Scottish folklore and introduces all its key parts, combining a huge range of material from gypsy-lore and Arthurian legend to tales of magical beasts, demons and witches and lore associated with the natural world.A-Z of locations throughout the country and the folklore associated with each place.
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Description
Scotland has one of the richest traditions of folklore in the world, and the nation's greatest writers have been influenced by the country's abundance of customs, superstitions, ghost stories, and folktales. Robert Burns, Walter Scott, James Hogg, and Robert Louis Stevenson all used Scottish folklore in their work.
Scottish Folklore traces the roots and traditions of Scottish folklore and introduces all its key parts, combining a huge range of material from gypsy-lore and Arthurian legend to tales of magical beasts, demons, and witches, as well as lore associated with the natural world.
Series: Traditional Scotland
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781780278476
Publisher: Birlinn General
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 May 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Birlinn Ltd
Edition: New Edition
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 111.0mm
Height: 178.0mm
Weight: 110g
Pages: 160
About the Author
Raymond Lamont-Brownis a well-known author and lecturer, with a wide range of interests. During the 1960s he studied at the School of Oriental and African Studies at London University and lived for some time in Japan. Later he lectured at the universities of St Andrews and Dundee and is a regular contributor on BBC Radio Scotland. As well as writing a great deal of local history, Raymond Lamont-Brown has written books on Robert Burns, Mary, Queen of Scots, as well as several books of military history. He lives in Broughty Ferry.
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