Scotiana

Mairiuna, before the New Year ramps up, why not investigate about our most popular posts to see what are our readers’ favourite subjects?
Let’s see what the stats reveal. Suspense….
And the winners are :
1. Rannoch Moor:  First Steps Into The Scottish Wilderness
 
People seemed to be energized in the clear and fresh atmosphere of the place and everybody looked happy [...]

Hi Mairiuna! I just can’t wait to start creating the audios for the Rob Roy novel but before I get to that, I thought I would write this post in which I will introduce you to Edmund J Sullivan, the man behind the beautiful illustrations contained in Thomas Carlyle’s Sartor Resartus.
Born in London in 1869, [...]

Mairiuna, I finally found the picture of Thomas Carlyle’s statue that we took while crossing the little village of Ecclefechan, in the southern region of Dumfries & Galloway, close to the English border. 
The artist, Joseph Edgar Boehm, has depicted the philosopher of Chelsea seated in an arm-chair, in deep study.
More statues of Thomas [...]

You know, Mairiuna, how much I love going out to book sale events and I am very happy to let you know that my most recent outing to research Scottish author’s books was a rewarding one.
Maybe not as much in quantity as the McGill University Annual Book Fair but still, the quality of books found [...]

November 11-1918 at 11:00 am, a day to remember…

John McCrae, a canadian physician, grandson of Scottish immigrants, appointed as a field surgeon in the Canadian Artillery during WWI is the author behind the most memorable war poem of his time.
Even though he practised medicine for several years and served in the South African war, Dr [...]