"Edinburgh's a dump made up o' conmen wi' no consciences, vain aristocrats and mindless neds. Quite simply, ye cannae beat it." It couldn't possibly be said that Alexander Durie is normal. - First of all, everybody calls him Shug. - Secondly, he's a crook. - Lastly (and probably most importantly) he's a Burgher. And it's these factors combined which transformed him into: The Man Who Fooled Scotland. 'The Man Who Fooled Scotland' is a contemporary working class novel set in Edinburgh. Told from the perspective of a middle class Englishman, Nigel Banchory, the novel has a fish-out-of-water...
"Edinburgh's a dump made up o' conmen wi' no consciences, vain aristocrats and mindless neds. Quite simply, ye cannae beat it." It couldn't possibly b...
Millions of readers throughout the world have grown up with the stories and verses of A. A. Milne; have envied Christopher Robin in his enchanted world; laughed at Pooh--a bear of very little brain--and worried about Piglet and his problems. But what was it like to be the small boy with the long hair, smock and wellington boots? At the age of 54 Christopher Milne recalled his early childhood, remembering 'the enchanted places' where he used to play in Sussex. The Hundred Acre Wood, Galleon's Lap and Poohsticks Bridge existed not only in the stories and poems but were part of the real world...
Millions of readers throughout the world have grown up with the stories and verses of A. A. Milne; have envied Christopher Robin in his enchanted w...
