Classic Scottish Short Stories

by Angus Black (Editor)

Scottish short stories collected and introduced by Angus Black. Includes:

1. The Sire De Maletroit's Door - Robert Louis Stevenson
2. Wandering Willie's Tale - Sir Walter Scott
3. The Wow O'Rivven - George Macdonald
4. The Haunted Ships - Allan Cunningham
5. How We Got Up The Glenmutchkin Railway And How We Got Out Of It - W. E. Aytoun
6. A Legend Of '45 - Charles Gibbon
7. The Lammas Preaching - S. R. Crockett
8. A Dream Of Death - James Hogg
9. Markheim - Robert Louis Stevenson
10. The Man In The Bell - W. E. Aytoun
11. The Two Drovers - Sir Walter Scott

159 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1972

Reviews

[Kostan]

One of 3 books I received in my lucky-dip purchase from the bookstore next to The Bluecoat in Liverpool. The 12 short stories were rather dark and gloomy. Does it represent the Scottish psyche? If so that's a little worrying.
Two of the short stories were by Sir Walter Scott and were quite good. Lovely language in the second one. The first of his had some extremely difficult Scottish which I struggled to read. But it was fun.