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Curious Scotland: Tales From a Hidden History (Hardcover)

by George Rosie (Author) "Every now and again I like to drive down from my home in Edinburgh to East Lothian, and there scramble my way to the top..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 244 pages
  • Publisher: Granta Books; First Edition edition (24 Aug 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1862075336
  • ISBN-13: 978-1862075337
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.4 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 809,819 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Provides a wealth of evidence ... an enjoyable compendium'


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'wonderful purgative for the cant and myth that surround Scottish history... written with wit and economy, immaculately researched.'
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Every now and again I like to drive down from my home in Edinburgh to East Lothian, and there scramble my way to the top of the whaleback hill know as Traprian Law.  Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wish I'd read it earlier, 11 Oct 2008
By E. Moore (Glasgow UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Curious Scotland: Tales From a Hidden History (Paperback)
To my shame, Mr Rosie's book has passed me by until recently. I think it's a wonderful book, and do wish I had read it earlier. The book is revelatory, with lots of stuff I didn't know. I didn't know, for example, about the gruesome executions of those of Bruce's enemies he could get away with killing, and my acquaintance with the old North Britons is now much extended, as is my knowledge about much of Scotland's hidden yet significant byways.

It's always a good sign when you remain in disagreement with an author yet accept he or she has made a good argument: I have never, for example, come across a better case being made for John Knox. It didn't quite convince me, but I now have a much better understanding of the man.

Mr Rosie writes beautifully as well - I devoured the book in three nights. Great stuff.
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