Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The chronicles of Pantouflia The chronicles of Pantouflia Andrew Lang Two original fairy tales, by the renowned collector of folklore, in which Prince Prigio and Prince Ricardo struggle against the forces of evil. OL1088936W
Rhyming reason Rhyming reason Michelle Faubert During the Romantic era, psychology and literature enjoyed a fluid relationship. Faubert focuses on a hitherto little -known group of psychologist-poets who grew out of the liberal literary-medical c… OL12642887W
The living mountain The living mountain Nan Shepherd The finest book ever written on nature and landscape in Britain: said a newspaper of this when it was first published. The manuscript was completed in 1944, Nan Shepherd showed it to a friend, who th… OL12862894W
The Land out there The Land out there Bruce, George,Frank Rennie xiv, 342 p. : 23 cm OL15971278W
The importance of being seven The importance of being seven Alexander McCall Smith Number 44 Scotland Street is no ordinary address. The elegant tenement, and the surrounding Georgian quarter of Edinburgh, is home to an extraordinary group of people, including Bertie Pollock--six y… OL16557939W
Precipitous city Precipitous city Trevor Royle Edinburgh is one of the most beautiful of the world's cities, a place of splendor whose craggy skyline brings together two entirely different worlds. To the south of its main thoroughfare, Princes St… OL1682016W
Northern visions Northern visions Hewitt, David 212 p. ; 22 cm OL18275092W
Magic afoot Magic afoot Jennie Renton 278 p. : 24 cm OL18691233W
Scotia's Bards: The Choice Productions of the Scottish Poets, with Brief Biographical Sketches Scotia's Bards: The Choice Productions of the Scottish Poets, with Brief Biographical Sketches No name Book digitized by Google from the library of the New York Public Library and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. OL19819060W
Treasure Island Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson Traditionally considered a coming-of-age story, Treasure Island is an adventure tale known for its atmosphere, characters and action, and also as a wry commentary on the ambiguity of morality — as se… OL24034W
Burnt Island Burnt Island Alice Thompson Struggling writer Max Long arrives on Burnt Island to work on his next novel. There he encounters bestselling author James Fairfax, whom Max suspects of not being the real author of the book that has… OL24252479W
A kind of immortality A kind of immortality Margaret Thomson Davis Concluding the trilogy which began with "Hold Me Forever", this romantic novel offers a vivid portrayal of Glaswegian society. OL24275508W
Heavenly Date and Other Flirtations Heavenly Date and Other Flirtations Alexander McCall Smith,Alexander Smtih; McCall In these hilarious stories of perverse meetings, casual dates and romantic encounters, we are enthralled, saddened, inspired and surprised by the encounters we witness. McCall Smith, a master of the … OL2435442W
Queen of the sheep Queen of the sheep Valerie Thornton,Hamish Whyte,Maoilios M. Caimbeul Forty-eight contributors this year, slightly down on Issue 21, but with about the same number of pieces. Twenty-seven men, twenty-one women: the gender balance is improving. And a good mixture of wel… OL28759168W
Tweed Rivers Tweed Rivers James Carter,Ken Cockburn Sections Tweed: source - Peebles, Tweed: Peebles - Coldstream and Tweed: Coldstream to Berwick; text by Katrina Porteous. OL28955882W
Poem, purpose, and place Poem, purpose, and place Colin Nicholson xxii, 254 p. ; 22 cm OL3935647W
Fragments of union Fragments of union Susan Manning "Fragments of Union offers a new approach to comparative literary studies. It is a book about forms of connection: between nations, between literature, between individuals, and between words. It asks… OL4304134W
The Akros anthology of Scottish poetry, 1965-70 The Akros anthology of Scottish poetry, 1965-70 Duncan Glen 89 pages ; 26 cm OL859021W