Roderick Watson's SCOTNOTE study guide will enhance any student's enjoyment of MacCaig's poetry, as well as providing a deeper understanding of the poet's craft.
Christine Robinson's SCOTNOTE study guide explores and explains this novel's complex plot, its characters and its creative use of language. This guide is suitable for senior school pupils and students at all levels.
As well as being the author of Peter Pan, J. M. Barrie was a hugely successful novelist and playwright. Gateway to the Modern is a collection of essays... Læs mere
At this key moment in Scotland's history, earlier identities are being re-examined and re-presented, and... Læs mere
The nineteenth century saw the romanticisation of the Highlander, the rise of tartanry and the... Læs mere
Exploring the potent appeal that links books, places, authors and readers, these essays examine tourism in the Trossachs both before and after 1810. It... Læs mere
Christopher MacLachlan's SCOTNOTE study guide examines three of Stevenson's most popular novels: Treasure Island, Kidnapped and Catriona. This guide is suitable for senior school pupils and students at all levels.
The Cottagers of Glenburnie is a fascinating example of early 19th-century women's fiction. This volume is the only edition available in print, and it comes with a glossary and notes for scholars and students.
John Corbett's SCOTNOTE study guide examines the historical background to Sir David Lyndsay's A Satire of the Three Estates,... Læs mere
Christopher Nicol's SCOTNOTE study guide examines Anne Donovan's novel "Buddha Da", its tripartite structure, its characters and its language, and... Læs mere
As a writer, Lyndsay is known for his play, "Ane Satyre of The Thrie Estaitis", a comic commentary on church and state. This work contains selected poems, annotations... Læs mere
Kirsteen, from an old but impoverished family, rebels against her father and flees to London. Against the odds she finds work, striving for... Læs mere