Author: James MacGregorPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Albyn's vale, and other poems
Author: James MacGregorPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
The Parterre of fiction, poetry, history [&c.].
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Author: The Northern Barrage and Other Mining Activities
Author: United States. Office of Naval Records and LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The Poet of Loch Ness
Author: Brian Jay CorriganPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312329310
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Spending the summer in Scotland after her bland American professor husband receives a grant to study Loch Ness, Perdita Miggs is astonished when their guide turns out to be her long-lost first love, an attractive local poet.
Nineteenth Century Short-title Catalogue: phase 1. 1816-1870
Author: Whisky and Scotland
Author: Neil M. GunnPublisher:
ISBN: 9780285634336
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This witty, erudite and often lyrical toast to uisgebeatha, the Celts' 'water of life', takes us back into the mists of time when some happy man chanced upon the technique of producing a distillation from barley that rivalled the mead of the gods. But it is also a lament for the days when every self-respecting Highlander had his own pot still as of right.Good malt whisky, brewed and distilled in the time-honoured way, excites the same appreciation as fine wine, and there could be no more discerning guide than Neil M. Gunn, a native of Caithness and one of Scotland's leading twentieth-century novelists.Whisky and Scotland describes in loving detail the traditional techniques, still used today, whereby barley grains become an amber spirit unequalled in the world. For a purist, Scotland's own barley gives the finest results, 'communicating a soft maturing excellence', and no water can compare with that which has flowed off the peat, imparting a subtle flavour that survives years in the cask. True connoisseurs can identify the products of individual distilleries, for each derives its own distinctive character from the surrounding soil and water.A classic since its original publication, Whisky and Scotland reads as freshly and relevantly as it did then. Good single whiskies can still be found by the searcher, and the fire of Scottish national pride burns as brightly as ever. This new edition, with decorative drawings by Fred Van Deelen based on archive photographs, will enlighten and entertain all who share the author's delight in a brew that recalls 'the world of hills and glens, of raging elements, of shelter, of divine ease.'
Peat Smoke and Spirit
Author: Andrew JeffordPublisher: Headline
ISBN: 9780747245780
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Those who discover malt whisky quickly learn that the malts made on the Isle of Islay are some of the wildest and most characterful in the malt-whisky spectrum. In PEAT SMOKE AND SPIRIT, Islay's fascinating story is uncovered: from its history and stories of the many shipwrecks which litter its shores, to intimate descriptions of the beautiful wildlife, landscape and topography of the island. Interwoven through these different narrative strands comes the story of the whiskies themselves, traced from a distant past of bothies and illegal stills to present-day legality and prosperity. The flavour of each spirit is analysed and the differences between them teased out, as are the stories of the notable men and women who have played such a integral part in their creation. PEAT SMOKE AND SPIRIT is the last word on Islay and its whiskies.
Mid-Victorian Poetry, 1860-1879
Author: Catherine ReillyPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 0720123186
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 583
Book Description
These two volumes list late-and mid-Victorian poets, with brief biographical information and bibliographical details of published works. The major strength of the works is the 'discovery' of very many minor poets and their work, unrecorded elsewhere.
British Regional Food
Author: Mark HixPublisher: Quadrille Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1849491682
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Celebrated restaurateur and food writer, Mark Hix, has toured the country with leading photographer Jason Lowe to re-discover forgotten, traditional dishes and start putting British regional food back on the map. Each chapter celebrates and examines a particular region, introducing the reader to its landscape and indigenous products, and includes fascinating information and anecdotes about the traditions behind some of the country's most beloved meals. Find out why the Cornish Pasty was Britain s first convenience food, why the Welsh were eating seaweed long before sushi became fashionable, and how Lancashire came to be the birthplace of all manner of confectionery including treacle toffee. With over 100 recipes, the book provides a rich treasury of regional dishes, some totally true to tradition, others cleverly and sympathetically adapted to make them simpler and more suited to today. Thus Bubble and Squeak, Kedgeree and Roast Lamb sit perfectly alongside the more fantastically named London Particular, Liverpool Lobscouse, and Dublin Coddle. Throughout the book there are also features on the best artisan food producers throughout the country who are working to re-kindle all that's best in British food, from celebrated local cheese and ham producers whose produce rival the very best from France and Italy, to farmers who are working to revive rare breeds and forgotten varieties of fruit and vegetables.
Author: Evan MacColl