Gardie: A Shetland house and its people - Couverture rigide

Wendy Scott

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1904746268 ISBN 13 : 9781904746263

Editeur : The Shetland Times Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

Built in 1724 on the shores of the great natural harbour of Bressay Sound, Gardie House holds an extensive family archive. From its contents comes the story of the house's passage through turbulent times and the everyday life of the generations who lived in and around it. These have included a diverse set of individuals, ranging from Magnus Henderson, who built the house on the proceeds of his fish export business, to Norman Cameron, a veteran of the Somme. The house has also played host to prominent visitors to Shetland, from Sir Walter Scott, who dined at Gardie during his tour of the Scottish islands in 1814, to Sir John Betjeman. What emerges is a portrait of the complexity of island life, set against the social and economic changes of the house's almost three centuries. Most of the documents in this book have never before been published; some have only recently been discovered.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: The Shetland Times Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1904746268
• ISBN 13: 9781904746263
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Nombre de pages: 208