The Scots have always had a reputation for clarity of thought & also for the vigour with which it is put into words. This new edition of David Rosss acclaimed collection spans the entire gamut of a nations recorded thought & experience from Calgacus in AD 84 to Annabel Goldie in 2011. It covers a vast range of subject matter & demonstrates a remarkable variety of moods & tones from the literary to the colloquial & bawdy. Packed with sharp observation & humour it sounds other notes too. Meditative triumphant tragic accusing tender
- & often hilarious
- it reveals the spirit of Scotland in a truly unique way.