Speakin o Dundee by Stuart Mchardy
There hae been fowk livin on an aroun Dundee Law fer thousans o years, an it his aye been a place o significance. An thru aw thae years ae thing we cin be shair wis constant: the tellin o stories. - STUART McHARDY Stuart McHardy retells the folklore and local legends of Dundee alongside anecdotes about local people and history. We hear tales of dragons slain, dockyard heroes, encounters with ghosts and, of course, William Wallace. Dundee has a rich history of legends and folktales passed down through the ages. McHardy seamlessly blends these stories with those of the modern Dundee of the last 200 years - tales of industry, myth and times gone by are retold through McHardy's wonderfully dry sense of humour.STUART McHARDY is a writer,storyteller, historian and occasional broadcaster from Dundee who has been actively involved in many aspects of Scottish culture throughout his adult life - music, poetry, language, history, folklore - and has been resident in Edinburgh for over a quarter of a century. He has held some illustrious positions including Director of the Scots Language Resource Centre in Perth and President of the Pictish Arts Society.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781906817251 |
| ISBN 10 | 1906817251 |
| Title | Speakin o Dundee |
| Author | Stuart Mchardy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Luath Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2010-11-04 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
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