Speakin o Dundee by Stuart Mchardy

Speakin o Dundee by Stuart Mchardy

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This beautifully written collection of stories is entirely written in Scots as spoken in Dundee. With this book, Stuart McHardy achieves what he deeply believes in: sharing, sharing, sharing, since the magic of storytelling comes from these misty waters between facts and myths that need to flow not to stagnate.

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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
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.