Eccentric Wealth by Alastair Scott

Eccentric Wealth by Alastair Scott

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Eccentric Wealth by Alastair Scott

In Eccentric Wealth, Alastair Scott traces the life of Lancashire industrialist Sir George Bullough in this absorbing biography which explores hisfamily's connection with the Hebridean island of Rum, particularly the building of Kinloch Castle, the most intact preserve of Edwardian highlivingto be found in Britain.Based on new information, the book offers a fascinating insight into the life and times of one of the great eccentrics of his age, including theBullough myths and scandals which continue to make extraordinary reading more than a hundred years later.

Alastair Scott was born in Edinburgh in 1954. He now lives with his wife, Sheena, on Skye (with occasional bouts of vagrancy), working as a photographer, writer and broadcaster.

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ISBN 13 9781912476053
ISBN 10 1912476053
Title Eccentric Wealth
Author Alastair Scott
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Birlinn General
Year published 2018-04-12
Number of pages 272
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