David Manderson, a writer and lecturer on creative writing from Glasgow, did an excellent job informing us of the largely forgotten Alan Sharp (1934–2013), Scottish novelist and screenwriter. Sharp was an admirer of Stevenson and may have been inspired by him in his own constant travels and ...
“first of the fourth,” and many English words that may be comprehensible perhaps in Paris. It is here that we learn that “laird” in Scotland is the same title as “lord” in England. Here, also, is an account of a Highland soldier’s equipment, which we recommend to the lovers ...
The winning of points is called by the numbers 15, 30 and 45 and if the two teams have each won three points the score is “a dua”, meaning that the game is reduced to two points (became “à deux” or “deux à” in French, “deuce” in English) and not one! The method of...