Fiction and Poetry from Perthshire and Angus

  • Cover scan of An Account Of The Accidental Death Of An Elephant In Dundee In The Year 1706, Described By An Engraver Resident In That Town
    Elephantina: Together With Some Short Remarks ... Dundee, 1830 - Hardback - Andrew Drummond
    It is April 1706. When an elephant dies, just outside of Dundee, Dr Patrick Blair attempts to make his name - and fortune - as the first man in Britain to dissect an elephant. His assistant, Gilbert Orum, meanwhile, plans a different tribute. Andrew Drummond is also the author of 'A Hand-book of Volapük'.
  • Cover scan of Hamish McHaggis
    Hamish McHaggis: And The Ghost Of Glamis - Paperback - Linda Strachan; Sally J. Collins
    Angus hears scary noises when they visit Hamish's grandfather at Glamis Castle. Could it be a ghost?
  • Cover scan of The Magic Chanter
    The Magic Chanter - Paperback - Sheila Douglas
    Set in and around Perth, Iain 'sees' people and events connected with the town's past. He meets an old lady called Lizzie, who gives him a magic chanter. This leads to more adventures into the past.
  • Cover scan of Time In Carnbeg
    Time In Carnbeg: Short Stories - Paperback - Ronald Frame
    A small Perthshire spa town not dissimilar to Pitlochry is Ronald Frame's setting for an interweaving and intersecting collection of stories, united by people and by setting.
  • Cover scan of A Window In Thrums
    A Window In Thrums - Paperback - J.M. Barrie; Ian Campbell
    This is the second in J.M. Barrie's portraits of rural life in 19th century Scotland. This edition features a new introduction by Professor Ian Campbell.
  • Cover scan of The Winter Ground
    The Winter Ground - Hardback - Catriona McPherson
    Amateur sleuth Dandy Gilver investigates murder when a Russian circus arrives in rural 1920s Perthshire.

Poetry books from Perthshire, Angus or Dundee

  • Cover scan of Into A Room
    Into A Room: Selected Poems Of William Soutar - Paperback - William Soutar
    During his short life, William Soutar (1898-1943) produced a variety of philosophical poetry in Scots and English including A Bairn's Sang. This edited selection of his work includes a full introduction
  • Cover scan of The Keekin-Gless
    The Keekin-Gless: An Anthology Of Poetry And Prose From Perth & Kinross - Paperback
    'The Keekin' Gless' is an anthology of stories and poems by more than 75 Perthshire writers. It is a celebration of the folk themselves - the range of their experience, their emotional life and the ways in which they have created and maintained the culture of the area.
  • Cover scan of The Singin Lass
    The Singin' Lass: Selected Work Of Marion Angus - Paperback - Marion Angus
    This title celebrates the poetry and prose of Marion Angus, one of Scotland's finest lyric poets. Her work is modern and imaginative in its approach and the apparant simplicity of her strong and hauntingly sympathetic poetry is deceptive.
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