For centuries, Edinburgh has been home, inspiration & muse to writers. Robert Louis Stevenson, Muriel Spark, Sir Walter Scott & Sir Arthur Conan Doyle were born in the city. John Buchan, J.M. Barrie & Robert Burns lived there. Visiting literati who praised & condemned it include Dickens, Defoe, Tennyson, Thackeray, Dr Johnson & George Eliot, while poets Robert Garioch, Sorley Maclean, Norman Mac Caig, Alan Bold & Hugh Mac Diarmid drank Edinburgh pubs dry in the 1950s, '60s & '70s. The city has inspired classic & controversial works of literature such as The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Regeneration & the novels of Irvine Welsh & Ian Rankin. Edinburgh's main railway terminus, Waverley, was named after the novel by Sir Walter Scott, & how many other cities can boast a memorial to a native author that dominates its skyline as does the Scott Monument on Princes Street? Added to this, the Edinburgh International Book Festival is now the largest book festival in the world. Exploring Edinburgh's literary past & present is synonymous with exploring & traversing the great city itself
- a city which truly deserves the accolade World City of Literature.
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” The Literary Traveller in Scotland” opens up Scotland`s literary landscape for the first time in one concise volume. All prominent Scottish writers from the fourteenth to the twenty-first century are included & discussed in their literary, historical & cultural contexts, set in the landscapes where they were born & which inspired them. It details the birthplaces, childhoods, former homes & burial places of famous Scottish authors, uncovers sites, restaurants & pubs with a literary connection, & lists notable bookshops, literary museums & other places of relevance in the world of Scottish writing. This attractive tome will be lavishly illustrated with photographs, while maps will enhance many of the entries, including the Kidnapped trail, Boswell & Johnson`s Highland journey, Burns country, Richard Hannay`s 39 Steps trail, the Pentland walks of Robert Louis Stevenson, a plan of Rosslyn Chapel, Gavin Maxwell`s Sandaig, Compton Mackenzie`s Barra, the Ettrick Valley of James Hogg, the Mearns of Lewis Grassic Gibbon, J. M. Barrie`s Thrums & the ports & pubs of Para Handy, to name a few. There has never been a national literary guide for Scotland until now, & ” The Literary Traveller in Scotland” will be a welcome first for book lovers all over the country & beyond. ...

The story of western literature is the story of two Wests, the one immediately & deeply persuasive, the second more complex in its intentions & effects. This anthology, gathered & introduced by distinguished western scholar Thomas J. Lyon, offers a panoramic literary range of the American west, from the romance of the mythic Wild West to the present-day creative explosion of the real, diverse west. The regional expanse of this authoritative & adventuresome selection of short stories, essays, plays, & novel excerpts stretches from the Great Plains, Texas & the Southwest, the Rocky Mountains & the Great Basin interior, to California & the Northwest. Including selections from Pedro Font, Meriweather Lewis, Willa Cather, James Fenimore Cooper, Owen Wister, Zane Grey, John Muir, Tillie Olsen, Rick Bass, Amy Tan, Sarah Winnemucca, & N. Scott Momaday, among others, the volume is organized in five main sections: Discovery & Exploration, Pioneering & Settlement, The Mythic West, Modernism & the Realistic West, Recent & Contemporary Currents, & The Native West. From the projective ” Great Frontier” of dime-store novels to the real west brought to light by sixteenth century explorers, mid-nineteenth century realists & naturalists, & todays environmentalists & ethnic writers, The Literary West offers students a comprehensive overview of the vital field of Western American literature. ...

From Fitzgerald`s The Great Gatsby to Shelley`s Frankenstein, the Literature Book documents the greatest literature ever written. Featuring over 100 best-selling books, plays & poetry from all over the world, including Latin American & African fiction, the Literature Book encompasses celebrated masterpieces from the most renowned authors to have ever lived. stunning images & inspirational"es jump out from the pages, as detailed plot summaries & helpful context bring the timeless works of literature to life. The book also offers a deeper look into the famed fiction of Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde & more, as in-depth literary criticism & interesting authorial biographies give each work of literature a new meaning. In the Literature Book, the world`s most iconic literature & greatest writers come together for a fascinating journey through time that is a must-have for any literature student or fan of fiction. ...

The Litten Path is a sweeping debut that provides an intimate view of the miners` strike of 1984 as it unfolds through the eyes of two families on either side of the struggle. The Litten Path is a novel of the strike as much as about the strike, knitting the intense emotional & political terrain of the famous dispute with the stark landscape of a small town in South Yorkshire. Written in a tough yet lyrical northern vernacular, The Litten Path is grimly honest & tender, comic & painful, a story of the clash between the urban & the rural, class frictions & the pressures of family. It is about what happens when a decision is made, when one cannot turn back. ...

If you want to move forward, sometimes you have to go back.. . Prepare to fall in love with beautiful village of Burley Bridge. Growing up in a Yorkshire village, Roxanne Cartwright couldn`t wait to escape & make her place in the world. Now, thirty years later, she`s a fashion editor living a glamorous life of perennial singlehood in London
- or so it seems to her sister Della. But when Roxanne finds her career under threat, she feels herself pulled back to the quiet village she`d been so desperate to leave. As Roxanne reacquaints herself with life on Rosemary Lane, she slowly makes a surprising discovery: the people who live in Burley Bridge are, well, just people
- different from the fashion set she`s used to, but kind & even interesting. Michael, a single dad trying to make a go of a small bakery, particularly so. Little by little, cupcake by cupcake, Roxanne & Michael fall into an unexpected friendship. Could there be a life for Roxanne after all, in the place she`s spent years trying to escape?

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The essential career handbook for creative working women. Little Black Book: A Toolkit For Working Women is the modern career guide every creative woman needs, whether you`re just starting out or already have years of experience. Packed with fresh ideas & no-nonsense practical advice, this travel-sized career handbook is guaranteed to become your go-to resource when it comes to building the career you want. Writer Otegha Uwagba takes you through everything you need to build a successful self-made career: from how to negotiate a payrise to building a killer personal br&, via a crash course in networking like a pro, & tips for overcoming creative block. Plus Little Black Book is full of indispensable advice on how to thrive as a freelancer, & an entire chapter dedicated to helping you master the tricky art of public speaking. With contributions from trailblazing creative women including acclaimed author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Refinery 29 co-founder Piera Gelardi, The Gentlewoman`s Editor in Chief Penny Martin, & many more, Little Black Book is a curation of essential wisdom & hard-won career insights. Whether you`re a thinker, a maker, an artist or an entrepreneur, you`ll find plenty of inspiration for your working life here. ...

From the early explorers to space travelers & holiday jetsetters, those in transit have acknowledged both the benefits & downsides of life on the go. The Little Blue Book of Travel Wisdom is a collection of these musings on travel, be it for research purposes, business, or vacation, via a plane, a bus, or a train. Just some of the figures cited in the book include: * Robert Frost * Mark Twain * Maya Angelou * Pat Conroy * Rick Steves * Ivanka Trump * John Steinbeck * Angelina Jolie * Oscar Wilde * Michael Crichton * Jerry Seinfeld * Clay Aiken * & so many more! ...

Nothing reveals so much about a culture as the folklore & collective wisdom of its proverbs. This robust tradition, at its richest in Africa, is reflected in this gift book. Patrick Ibekwe, who was born in Nigeria, spent ten years assembling the material for his ” Wit & Wisdom of Africa, ” from which a selection of the best has been included in this Little Book. ...

The Little Book of Aviation is a collection of facts, figures & interesting stories from the world of flight. Sad, humorous, baffling & astounding stories abound, from the pioneering days of the Wright Brothers to the present day, & covering everything from great milestones, famous names who`ve served, & the greatest of aircraft icons; phantom pilots & aircraft & a glossary of slang; the origins of plane-spotting & unusual aircraft names; great feats & enduring mysteries; lucky escapes & great aircraft in the movies...the trivia is limitless & will appeal to everyone, whether you want help telling your Spitfire from your Messerschmitt or you know a Spitfire I from a Spitfire II! ...