Read Scotland discussion

I didn’t see this specific topic, but if it already exists, mods, please merge!

I’m always reading too many books “at once”. I’m currently reading four Scottish books: John Galt’s The Entail: or, The Lairds of Grippy; Sir Walter Scott’s Guy Mannering, in the very helpful Penguin edition; Neil Munro’s Para Handy: The Complete Collected Stories; and Hugh Munro’s Who told Clutha, the first in his series of crime novels about a Glasgow shipyard detective. Hugh Munro also wrote mainstream Scottish novels which are not the easiest to find at reasonable prices, but I’m looking.

Finished Who Told Clutha. Very flavorful and entertaining.

Hugh Munro is not to be confused with Hector Hugh Munro (Saki) or Neil Munro (author of the Para Handy tales). More info here: https://bearalley.blogspot.com/2010/1...

Years ago I was supposed to read the entirety of Boswell’s Life of Johnson for a course, but I was taking four graduate-level English classes and one education class that semester, plus teaching part-time, so I only managed excerpts. But I promised myself that I would get back to the text, and so I have, now halfway through the Oxford unabridged edition. A complete joy.

I will always be grateful that I got an excellent grounding in 17th and 18th Century British literature as an undergrad at Yale, so I have a head start on Boswell because the context and personalities are familiar.

Just reserved How The Scots Invented Canada by Ken McGoogan
At a neighbouring library… anticipating a fun read ;))