The Penguin Book of Scottish Short Stories

A collection that gives a multi-faceted view of Scotland, the Scots and the Scottish short story, with stories ranging from Roman Britain through the trials of those at home during the Second World War to a country and people determined to assert their independence.

''In this collection the heretical principle has been adopted that if a writer is Scots, something of the Scottish spirit must inevitably emerge from his work.''

In the twenty stories collected here we are given a multi-faceted view of Scotland, the Scots and the Scottish short story. With stories ranging from Roman Britain through the trials of those at home during the Second World War to a country and people determined to assert their independence.

• | Author: J. Hendry, J. Hendry
• | Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Aug 04, 2011
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780241955475
• | ISBN-10: 0241955475