Para Handy and Other Tales - Couverture souple

Munro, Neil

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0947782885 ISBN 13 : 9780947782887

Editeur : David Flatman Ltd, 1996

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Para Handy has been sailing his way into the affections of generations of Scots since he first weighed anchor in the pages of the Glasgow Evening News in 1905. The master mariner and his crew - Dougie the mate, Macphail the engineer, Sunny Jim and the Tar - all play their part in evoking the irresistible atmosphere of a bygone age when puffers sailed between West Highland ports and the great city of Glasgow. This definitive edition contains all three collections published in the author's lifetime, as well as those that were unpublished and a new story which was discovered in 2001. Extensive notes accompany each story, providing fascinating insights into colloquialisms, place-names and historical events. This volume also includes a wealth of contemporary photographs, depicting the harbours, steamers and puffers from the age of the Vital Spark.

Biographie de l'auteur

Neil Munro (1863 - 1930), a native of Inveraray, was a journalist by profession and for many years was the editor of the Glasgow Evening News. He is best known for his comic tales about Para Handy, but he also produced a number of historical and contemporary novels, as well as poetry and non-fiction.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: David Flatman Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0947782885
• ISBN 13: 9780947782887
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 404
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible