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Lerwick Post Office Staff Imprisoned, November 1914 .. ..

 

Lerwick Harbour with the old Tolbooth on the left and the Post Office on the right © Iain McEwan 2014

 

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 […]

Scotiana’s Books for Christmas: “Darker Ends”

Christmas funfair in George Square Glasgow – Photo Thomas Nugent

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, […]

Discover Scottish Landscapes and Wildlife with Nature Lovers…

 

The Scots Magazine January 2012

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 […]

An Enigmatic Pianist – and two Opera Stars!

 

The Scots Magazine octobre 2011

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 […]

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 […]