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Lerwick Post Office Staff Imprisoned, November 1914 .. ..
Bonjour Marie-Agnès, Bonjour Jean-Claude, Bonjour Janice, The other day I came across a letter I received some years ago from Maurice Fleming, then Editor of the Scots Magazine, telling me about an old newspaper report he had been reading. It referred to the imprisonment of the staff of Lerwick Post Office in November 1914. Mr Fleming asked if … Continue reading →
Scotiana’s Books for Christmas: “Darker Ends”
Dear readers, Christmas time is quickly approaching now, so I’d better hurry to add a couple of books to Scotiana’s selection for Christmas. My problem is to choose among so many interesting books published in Scotland recently;-) A Drop in the Ocean, which I introduced in my last post, is a book which can certainly please all lovers of Scotland. … Continue reading →
Discover Scottish Landscapes and Wildlife with Nature Lovers…
Hi everybody, I’m always looking forward to receiving The Scots Magazine. Its covers are generally gorgeous and its wee size allows me to take it with me in the tram. Indeed, so deeply immersed I often get in my reading that I soon forget where I’m going to… last time I missed two stations 😉 What I like most … Continue reading →
An Enigmatic Pianist – and two Opera Stars!
Bonjour Janice, Marie-Agnès et Jean-Claude – Hello again from Scotland! 🙂 Marie-Agnès and Jean-Claude, do you still have a subscription to The Scots Magazine, the famous journal first published in 1739? We don’t have one ourselves, but were interested to find that the October 2011 issue contained a number of features on music in Scotland. Amongst them was a … Continue reading →
The Sense of Place in Scottish Magazines
How are we going to cope with our Scottish reading list, that’s what I wonder Janice… we’re adding new authors and new books everyday, in all genres, from all times and not only Scottish books of course, though these ones do appear to be on the top of our list ! Not to mention our favourite Scottish magazines : Scots, … Continue reading →