Roderick Watson's The History of Scottish Literature: Competition

Roderick Watson's The History of Scottish Literature is a comprehensive guide to the diversity of the Scottish literary canon, from medieval times to the present day, in Scots, English, Latin and Gaelic.

First published 20 years ago, this revised and expanded edition now spans two volumes, and BooksfromScotland.com have five copies of the two-volume set, worth £25, to give away. To enter the competition, answer the following three literary questions:

1. Which author's experiences as a teacher were the basis for his novel Mr Alfred MA, and when was it first published?
2. Margaret Oliphant had a close relationship with which Scottish publishing family?
3. Robert Burns and Robert Garioch both thought highly of him - who was he?

COMPETITION NOW CLOSED - the answers will be revealed next week, and the winners announced shortly after that.

Email your answers to customer.services@booksfromscotland.com
Closing date is Friday 12th January 2007.

The winners will be chosen at random from all correct entries. One one entry per person is permitted. The prize is not transferable and no cash alternative is available. Competition is not open to employees of BooksfromScotland.com, Scottish Publishers Association, or Palgrave MacMillan. The editor's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. The promoter is BooksfromScotland.com, 137 Dundee Street, Edinburgh, EH11 1BG.