East Neuk Chronicles (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Skene, William

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332914381 ISBN 13 : 9781332914388

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

East Neuk Memories: Reminiscences of Aberdeen’s east end, ships and street life from 1850–1900

Step into the old harbor streets of Footdee and the Castle Gate with this vivid collection of reminiscences by William Skene.

Based on observations from the mid-1800s to the turn of the twentieth century, it captures a changing city through the eyes of a native who watched ships, markets, and daily life evolve.

Through chapters on shipbuilding, local characters, entertainments, and personal histories, the book sketches a world where trade, community, and rough humor shaped the East End of Aberdeen. It blends social memory with tales of early industry, harbor life, and the people who made the street life of that era tick.

What you’ll experience:

• Historical snapshots of shipyards, clippers, and the rise of Aberdeen’s harbor economy
• Character sketches and anecdotes from a time of brisk change and close community ties
• Vivid scenes of markets, processions, and local venues that defined daily life
• A sense of place that connects streets like Footdee, Castlegate, and the old quay to broader Scottish history

Ideal for readers of local history, maritime heritage, and urban reminiscences who want a window into a formative era of Aberdeen.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Prefatory Note. UNDER the title of East Neuk Chronicles, by an Bast Ender, a series of papers dealing with life and character in the East-E nd of Aberdeen between the years 1840 and 1860 appeared in the Aberdeen Evening Express during 1896. They were so favourably received that the author was induced to pen a second series of reminiscences, which were published in the Saturday issue of the Evening Express during the year 1808. I n. response to the request of many friends and other readers, a collection has now been made of the principal papers in the two series, which it is hoped will prove interesting to the general public as recording phases of life that have long since passed away, and describing characters that have vanished from the scene and left no successors. The papers were originally written with no thought of eventual republication, and with little regard to literary style or elegance, to which, indeed, the author makes no pretensions. They were not conceived on any definite plan, and anything like continuity or sequence was not aimed at. An endeavour has been made in this volume, however, to arrange the matter in chapters and sections. A berdeek, March,
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332914381
• ISBN 13: 9781332914388
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 131
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