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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Folcroft Library Editions in 1876 in 359 pages; Subjects: Scottish Gaelic philology; Language and culture; Scotland; History and criticism; Dialects; Highlands; Civilization, Celtic, in literature; Scottish Gaelic language; Scottish Gaelic literature; Gaelic philology; Gaelic literature; Highlands (Scotland); Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics; Foreign Language Study / Celtic Languages; Foreign Language Study / Celtic Languages; History / General; History / Europe / Great Britain; History / Europe / Ireland; Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics; Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; ... Read more

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This is not the introductory text that I had expected. The book seems to be well researched and comprehensive but I had to go back into earlier Celtic poetry before I could begin to grasp it. ... Read more

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This book provides a practical introduction to ways of using language theories to explore different aspects of Scottish literature. Numerous examples help demonstrate the application of theories to a wide range of texts, from poems and ballads to a report in a Scottish newspaper; from short stories to extracts, films and plays. ... Read more

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A guide to Scottish literature from the earliest times to the present day. It includes over 600 essays on the lives and works of the principal poets, novelists and dramatists, critics and men and women of letters who have written in English, Scots and Gaelic. ... Read more

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: [s.n.] in 1906 in 55 pages; Subjects: Scottish literature; English literature; Language Arts ... Read more

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Originally published in 1919.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: A. and C. Black; Publication date: 1834; Subjects: Literature; English literature; Scotch literature; Scottish literature; Literary Collections / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Literary Criticism / General; Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more