Eccentric Wealth by Alastair Scott

Eccentric Wealth by Alastair Scott

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The fascinating and raunchy story of Lancashire industrialist Sir George Bullough, and his family's connection with the Island of Rum and the building of Kinloch Castle, the most intact preserve of Edwardian high-living to be found in Britain.

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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 his family's connection with the Hebridean island of Rum, particularly the building of Kinloch Castle, the most intact preserve of Edwardian high-living to 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 the Bullough 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 9781841589558
ISBN 10 1841589551
Title Eccentric Wealth
Author Alastair Scott
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Birlinn General
Year published 2011-05-17
Number of pages 272
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