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Edmund J Sullivan, Illustrator of Thomas Carlyle’s Sartor Resartus

Edmund Sullivan – Illustrator (1869-1933) Source: bpib.com

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 […]

December 7th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: lllustrators | Leave a comment

Thomas Carlyle, a Remarkable Scottish Writer and Author of Sartor Resartus

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. 🙂

Thomas Carlyle Statue – Ecclefechan – Scotland (Photo © Scotiana 2006)

The artist, Joseph Edgar Boehm, has depicted the […]

December 1st, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Authors | 2 comments

Great Scottish Books at 2009 St John The Evangelist Book Sale

St John Evangelist "Red Roof" Church Source: redroofmontreal – Flickr

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 […]

November 19th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Books | Leave a comment

In Flanders Fields … on the site of Eilean Donan Castle

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

50th Ann Death John MacCrae issued by Canada Post – October 15, 1968

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 […]

November 11th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: History | Leave a comment