A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland, Circa 1695: A Voyage to St Kilda, Paperback - Martin Martin

DescriptionOne of the greatest travellers in Scotland, Martin Martin was also a native Gaelic speaker. This text offers his narrative of his journe...

When James Boswell persuaded Samuel Johnson to embark on a tour of Boswell's native Scotland in 1773, the adventure resulted in two magnificent boo...

Johnson's Journey to the Western Islands and Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides form a natural pair for an OWC because both books, often r...

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In 1773, the great Samuel Johnson-then 63-and his young friend and future biographer, James Boswell, traveled together around the coast of Scotland...

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The Beaches of Scotland by Stacey McGowan Holloway is a guide to the stunning beaches around Scotland's coast, featuring information on facilities,...

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Scotland is a fascinating exploration of the most beautiful country of the British Isles. From the pretty Georgian streets of Edinburgh's New Town ...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdNumber of pages: 280Collection: Hakluyt Society, Third SeriesPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 164 x 238 x 21Cover t...

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DescriptionThe small island archipelago of St Kilda, which rises majestically from the stormy waters of the North Atlantic, has a magic and allure ...

A detailed yet accessible account of Britain's most remote island. This new book explodes the myth of St Kilda as a 'lost world', demonstrating how...

DescriptionIn 1697 Martin Martin, a Gaelic-speaking scholar from Skye, traveled to St Kilda to study the island's flora and fauna and to learn abou...

Reducere. This book originally appeared in Crowley's larger volume, The Equinox, in 1912. In is a complete and thorough study of all the cards of the tarot. ...

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DescriptionFor more than two thousand years the people of St Kilda remained remote from the world. Their society was viable, utopian even; but in t...

Reducere. A Manifesto On the Freedom Of Form The Newly Titled and Expanded Second Edition of The Apartheid of SexAbout the Author: Martine Rothblatt is respo...

Greek Sculpture and the Problem of Description - A. A. Donohue

Contributor(s): Author: Martin Luther KingIntroduction by: Walter Dean MyersThe first collection of King's essential writings for high school stude...

Reducere. At seven years old, Martin Booth found himself with all of Hong Kong at his feet when his father was posted there in 1952. This is his memoir of th...

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Explores the body as a map of consciousness, where physical symptoms reflect stresses on our minds, emotions, and Higher Self - Offers a comprehens...

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Publisher: Pearson Education LimitedAuthor(s): R.H. BarnardNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2009Dimensions: 233 x 159 x 20Cover type: Paperbac...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Martin A. BergerIllustration(s): 65 b-w illus.Number of pages: 162Publication date: 2022Dimensi...

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This is a handy pocket guide to Scottish clans, covering over 100 clan names, including details of ancestral lands associated with every clan. It a...

Scottish Island Bagging by Helen and Paul Webster, founders of Walkhighlands, is a guide to the islands of Scotland. Focusing on the 99 islands tha...

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Description A Critical Introduction to the Study of Religion introduces the key concepts and theories from religious studies that are necessary for...

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Handel was commissioned to supply four new works for the coronation in 1727 of King George II of Great Britain. Zadok the Priest, Let Thy Hand be S...

Evolution is the one theory that transcends all of biology. Nowak draws on the languages of biology and mathematics to outline the mathematical pri...

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A gorgeous interwoven tale of a desolate island, and two lovers finding their way back to one another.

A gorgeous interwoven tale of a desolate island, and two lovers finding their way back to one another.