Inspirations at NLS: James Robertson

National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge, Edinburgh
7pm
Free

James Robertson is a writer of fiction and poetry for adults and children, whose work includes the novels Joseph Knight and The Testament of Gideon Mack, as well as translations into Scots of children’s classics by Roald Dahl and A.A. Milne. In this talk he discusses three major influences on his own writing, and their unlikely connections: the poetry of Hugh MacDiarmid, Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh, and Robert Louis Stevenson's tale of the divided self, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

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  Winnie-The-Pooh In Scots - A. A. Milne - Paperback
  First published in 1926, 'Winnie-the-Pooh' is one of the classics of children's literature. This book is a Scots translation of the A.A. Milne tale, which will delight both bairns and adults alike.
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  Joseph Knight - James Robertson - Paperback
  Exiled to Jamaica in 1746, Sir John Wedderburn made a fortune, returning to Scotland with Joseph Knight, a black slave. Now, in 1802, Sir John is settling his estate, and wants to find his former slave. Can old wounds that once touched the heart of Scottish law ever heal?
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  The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson - Paperback
  This dark psychological fantasy is more than a moral tale. It is also a product of its time, drawing on contemporary theories of class, evolution and criminality and the secret lives behind Victorian propriety, to create a unique form of urban Gothic.
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  The Testament Of Gideon Mack - James Robertson - Paperback
  Mack is a minister who doesn't believe in God, the Devil or an afterlife. Until one day, when he falls into a gorge and is rescued by someone who might just be Satan himself.