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Author
Publisher
Collins
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Besides explaining the meaning of Scottish words and phrases, it also contains features about aspects of Scottish culture from the bagpipes to William Wallace.This wee guide to Scots is essential for those interested in one of the UK?s most fascinating dialects, and is a lively introduction for those scunnered by the vocabulary used north of the border.Scots has a rich history and is spoken all the way from the bothies and braes of the Hielands to...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The brow of the Gallowgate is where Albert Ogilvie buys his property in 1890 - the shop he has dreamed of for years, and above it, a house with nine rooms to accommodate the large family he and his beloved wife, Bathie, desire. As their babies are born - there will be eight in all - Albert employs three sisters, one after another, as nursemaids. Bathie finds Mary and Jeannie Wyness more than satisfactory, but Bella, the youngest, is troublesome and...
20) The Eejits
Author
Publisher
Black & White Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Featuring the original illustrations by Quentin Blake, this is the much-loved Roald Dahl classic 'The Twits' in a new Scots language edition. Read Matthew Fitt's translation to find out what makes the Eejits so completely mingin.
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