Hidden Scotland

Ann Lindsay (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2016 | New edition
Birlinn Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78027-409-6 (ISBN)

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Packed with information on curious places, bizarre happenings and perplexing oddities, Hidden Scotland will surprise even the most erudite student of Scottish culture. It includes instructions on how to get to all the places mentioned in the book, making it an indispensable companion to those keen to explore.

Did you know that trains used to travel by sail across the Angus countryside, that Scotland produced a Queen of Morocco, saw the death of Queen Guinevere and elected a Queen of the island of Handa?In this marvellously entertaining and informative book, Ann Lindsay introduces a huge range of quirky, intriguing and amusing details about Scotland's past and present. Some of what she reveals is verifiable by fact, some shrouded in mystery and superstition. Packed with information on curious places, bizarre happenings and perplexing oddities, Hidden Scotland will surprise even the most erudite student of Scottish culture. It includes instructions on how to get to all the places mentioned in the book, making it an indispensable companion to those keen to explore the more alternative destinations on Scotland's tourist trail.

Ann Lindsay was brought up in rural Aberdeenshire. She has written a number of books, including Mystical Scotland, Seeds of Blood and Beauty, The Dried Flower Garden and Hidden Scotland. She lives near Dunkeld, Perthshire.

Erscheinungsdatum	04.06.2016
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 215 mm
Gewicht	441 g
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Bildbände
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	1-78027-409-2 / 1780274092
ISBN-13	978-1-78027-409-6 / 9781780274096
Zustand	Neuware