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Item:Shetland and the Shetlanders Livingstone Scotland 1948

Shetland and the Shetlanders Livingstone Scotland 1948

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Ended:Nov 09, 200903:06:27 MYT
Price:GBP 14.00
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Item number:120478484757
Item location:Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Format: HardbackPublication Year: 1948
Subject: Topography/ Local InterestSpecial Attributes: --
 ScotlandLanguage: English
 --Condition: Used

Shetland and the Shetlanders

Livingstone, W P

About the book

An account of life on Shetland. Chapters on climate, history, scenery and the life of the people, particularly that of the women.

Contents

The general scene; The spell of the islands; A bird’s eye view; Trees, ancient and modern; Britain’s loneliest isle; Bird life on the great cliffs; The truth about the climate; The rhythm of island life; Romance of the past; Christian Picts arrive; The Vikings appear; Pagan Norsemen take possession; The Scots come back; Yesterday and today; The mighty herring; The ultimate town; Racial character of the islanders; A colourful dialect; The character of the people; The cycle of the seasons in croftland; Shadows over the isles; The drudgery of the women; The everlasting knitting; The truck mystery; The flight from the crofts; The curious health position; The religious life; The days of war; The future

Publication details

PublisherNelson
PlaceLondon
Date1948
DescriptionBlue cloth, map endpapers, 31 bw plates, gilt title on spine
Paginationx, 229
EditionReprint [First 1947]

Condition

Bookfaded patch to upper edge of front board, few small faded patches elsewhere, extremities bumped, a little foxing, extremities bumped, VG-
Jacketn/a
KeywordsShetland; Scotland; Scottish; Livingstone; natural history; birds; history; Picts; Pictish; Viking; herring; dialect; Shetlandic; crofting; social history; social history; religion
Ref. no.566
Weight (g)350
PriceGBP 14.00

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