The Little Book of Scottish Rain
$18.31
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2018
Summary
Bleeters come and bleeters go, they never, never stay - if it’s not raining now more rain is on the way.
It’s widely reported that Eskimos have over 50 words for snow. Given the equivalent ubiquity of rain in Britain’s northern climes, it is not surprising that Scots have coined just as many (and possibly many more) expressions for the many different types of precipitation that fall from our skies.
In this book Ron Butlin introduces 50 of the most colourful Scottish words for …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781780275574 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1780275579 |
| Author: | Ron Butlin, Tim Kirby |
| Publisher: | Birlinn General |
| Imprint: | Birlinn Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2018 |
| Weight: | 65g |
| Dimensions: | 155mm x 110mm x 10mm |
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About The Author
Ron Butlin
Ron Butlin is an award-winning poet, playwright, novelist, short story writer children’s author and librettist whose works have been translated into many languages. He regularly gives creative writing workshops in schools, and was Edinburgh Makar from 2008 to 2014.
Tim Kirby is a British artist and illustrator, providing drawings for editorial, publishing, corporate and advertising, as well as private commissions. His clients include Gramophone magazine, the New Statesman, Management Today and the BBC.
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