Classic Scottish Short Stories

Classic Scottish Short Stories

BookScottish Short Stories
EditorJ. M. Reid
Introduction byJ. M. Reid
Copyright Holder (Introduction/Prologue)Oxford University Press
PublisherOxford University Press
Contributing WriterSir Walter Scott, Thomas Gillespie, George MacDonald, Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham, S. R. Crockett, J. M. Barrie, Neil Munro, John Buchan, Neil M. Gunn, John Macnair Reid, Naomi Mitchison, Eric Linklater, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Ian MacPherson, George Scott-Moncrieff, Fred Urquhart, Morley Jamieson, Dorothy K. Haynes, Ian Hamilton Finlay
Cover Art byBenjamin Williams Leader
Printed byRichard Clay Ltd
ImprintOxford (2)
Copyright Holder (Selection)Oxford University Press
Publisher SeriesOxford Paperbacks, Classic Short Stories
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
LocationOxford; New York
Copyright1963
This Edition Published1989
Pages / Font328 pages
ISBN 100-19-282686-7
Barcode (EAN)9780192826862
ChaptersIntroduction SIR WALTER SCOTT (1771–1832) Wandering Willie's Tale From Redgauntlet (1824) THOMAS GILLESPIE (1777–1844) The Fair Maid of Cellardykes From Wilson's Tales of the Borders (1857) GEORGE MACDONALD (1824–1905) The Gray Wolf From The Portent and Other Stories (1909) ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON (1850–1894) Thrawn Janet From The Merry Men (1889) The Isle of Voices From Island Nights' Entertainments (1893) R. B. CUNNINGHAME GRAHAM (1852–1936) Miss Christian Jean From His People (1906) SAMUEL RUTHERFORD CROCKETT (1860–1914) The Lammas Preaching From The Stickit Minister and Some Common Men (1893) SIR JAMES BARRIE (1860–1937) The Courting of T'nowhead's Bell From Auld Licht Idylls (1888) NEIL MUNRO (1864–1930) The Lost Pibroch From The Lost Pibroch and Other Sheiling Stories (1869) Hurricane Jack From The Vital Spark (1903) JOHN BUCHAN, LORD TWEEDSMUIR (1875–1940) The Company of the Marjolaine From The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies (1912) NEIL M. GUNN (1891–1973) Art's Wedding Present From Young Art and Old Hector (1942) JOHN MACNAIR REID (1897–1954) The Tune Kilmarnock From The Modern Scot (1932) NAOMI MITCHISON (b. 1897) On an Island From Five Men and a Swan (1957) ERIC LINKLATER (1899–1974) The Goose Girl From Sealskin Trousers (1947) LEWIS GRASSIC GIBBON (1901–35) Smeddum From Scottish Scene (1934) IAN MACPHERSON (1905–43) Alive-oh! From The Modern Scot (1934) GEORGE SCOTT-MONCRIEFF (1910–74) Number Two Burke Street From Burke Street (1956) FRED URQUHART (b. 1912) The Last G.I Bride Wore Tartan From The Last G.I Bride Wore Tartan (1947) MORLEY JAMIESON (b. 1917) Madame X From Sidewalk (1960) DOROTHY K. HAYNES (b. 1918) Peacocks and Pagodas From the Saltire Review (1957) IAN HAMILTON FINLAY (b. 1925) The Money From The Sea-Bed and Other Stories (1959) Glossary
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