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In 1844 Sir James Matheson bought the Isle of Lewis, awash with hope and good intentions, only, in 1853, to put a rat-faced factor from Tain in sole charge of the estate. Within months Donald Munro, the self-styled 'Chamberlain of the Lewis', had seized practically every office of civic, legal and industrial power in the community and for the next two decades held the entire island under an absolute reign of terror. This is a study of Highland landlordism at once at its most benign - Sir James refused to enact Clearances in Lewis and vested thousands of his own fortune in assorted well-intended schemes, for little return; its most self-indulgent - as the baronet built a mock-Tudor castle, imported soil and trees and constructed his own Arcadian fantasy; and at its most blind - as he gaily left his tenants under the jackboot of a factor so monstrous he is still remembered with blazing hatred on Lewis, recalled in such nicknames as 'the Shah', 'the Beast' and 'Red Donald of the Hens'. In None Dare Oppose, John Macleod paints a stunning portrait of island society in Victorian Scotland held under a capricious and feudal oppression - until one quiet, decent corner of that island fearlessly rose against the subjugation, marching on Stornoway to a gripping courtroom finale. It is an astonishing and powerful tale, beautifully accomplished and compellingly told.
Revue de presse
'When I Heard the Bell is a somber and evocative and wholly magnificent piece of work' -- Scotsman
'In this book John Macleod brings alive the character, endurance and at last the triumph of the people of Lewis, in what is at once an enthralling portrait of their community and a spine-chilling study in human evil'
--Stornoway Gazette'For those who love the beauty and splendour of written English, his newspaper columns are items to cherish'
'a gripping tale from the Victorian era'
--Herald'invigorating - The vast amount of research involved shines through every page' --West Highland Free Press
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- ÉditeurBirlinn Ltd
- Date d'édition2015
- ISBN 10 1780272898
- ISBN 13 9781780272894
- ReliureBroché
- Nombre de pages272
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