David Manderson's SCOTNOTE study guide explores the background of the Rob Roy story, and shows how this tale has been retold as a... Læs mere
From the Line brings together the best of Scotland's poetry from the two World Wars: 138 poems, from fifty-six poets, are represented here; poetry from both men and women, from battlefields across the world and from the Home Front, too.
Aimed at scholars of European Medieval and Renaissance literature, this work gives the text of various Dunbar poem and provides notes and reference material, allowing each... Læs mere
Gerard Carruthers' SCOTNOTE study guide focuses on three novels: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Master of Ballantrae, and The Ebb-Tide. Suitable for senior school pupils and students at all levels.
A range of leading international scholars provide the reader with a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the extraordinary richness and diversity of Scotland's poetry, from early medieval texts to contemporary writers, examining English, Gaelic, Latin and Scots verse.
John Galt (1779-1839) was a contemporary of Walter Scott, Jane Austen, and Lord Byron. His writings are full of acute observation,... Læs mere
Ronald Jack's SCOTNOTE study guide examines a number of Dunbar's most important works and explains the background, history, language and influences for senior school pupils and students at all levels.
Mary Paterson is a high-Victorian tale of the foul deeds of Burke and Hare, who kept Edinburgh's anatomists supplied with freshly manufactured corpses. David Pae's... Læs mere
John Burns' SCOTNOTE study guide examines the social and philosophical backgrounds of Spence's work, exploring the ties between the surface events and the deeper currents beneath. These notes are suitable for senior school pupils and students at all levels.
The SCOTNOTES booklets are a series of study guides to major Scottish writers and texts frequently used within literature... Læs mere
Ronald Renton's SCOTNOTE study guide examines two major works by Neil Munro: "John Splendid" and "The New Road". The historical,... Læs mere