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The Reivers

Author : Alistair Moffat
Publisher : Birlinn
ISBN 13 : 085790115X
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (579 download)

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Download or read book The Reivers written by Alistair Moffat and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the early fourteenth century to the end of the sixteenth, the Anglo-Scottish borderlands witnessed one of the most intense periods of warfare and disorder ever seen in modern Europe. As a consequence of near-constant conflict between England and Scotland, Borderers suffered at the hands of marauding armies, who ravaged the land, destroying crops, slaughtering cattle, burning settlements and killing indiscriminately. Forced by extreme circumstances, many Borderers took to reiving to ensure the survival of their families and communities, and for the best part of 300 years, countless raiding parties made their way over the border. The story of the Reivers is one of survival, stealth, treachery, ingenuity and deceit, expertly brought to life in Alistair Moffat's acclaimed book.

Faulkner’s Reception of Apuleius’ The Golden Ass in The Reivers

Author : Vernon L. Provencal
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350006009
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Faulkner’s Reception of Apuleius’ The Golden Ass in The Reivers written by Vernon L. Provencal and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-09 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faulkner's final novel, The Reivers, has been gently dismissed by scholars and critics as no more than its subtitle claims, A Reminiscence. Although the new millennium has seen a new appreciation for Faulkner's later novels, The Reivers is still perceived as a slightly fictionalized comic memoir romanticizing the early life of the author in the pre-civil rights American South. This volume takes this dismissal of The Reivers to task for failing to appreciate its employment of the Apuleian narrative of life-altering metamorphosis to offer, as his literary farewell, hope for humanity's self-redemption. Vernon L. Provencal studies the reception of The Golden Ass in The Reivers as comic novels of moral katabasis (wilful descent into the lawless underworld) and providential anabasis (societal and spiritual redemption). As the independent basis of the reception study, The Reivers receives its first ever detailed reading, while The Golden Ass is read anew from the teleological perspective offered by the (undervalued) prophecy that in the end the comic hero would become the book itself.

Border Reiver 1513–1603

Author : Keith Durham
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781849081931
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (819 download)

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Download or read book Border Reiver 1513–1603 written by Keith Durham and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stretching from the North Sea to the Solway Firth, the Border region has a sharply diverse landscape and was a battleground for over 300 years as the English and Scottish monarchs encouraged their subjects to conduct raids across their respective borders. This Warrior title will detail how this narrow strip of land influenced the Borderer's way of life in times of war. Covering every aspect of militant life, from the choice of weapons and armor to the building of fortified houses, this book gives the readers a chance to understand what it must have been like to live life in a late-medieval war zone.

Border Raids and Reivers

Author : Robert Borland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Border Raids and Reivers written by Robert Borland and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Border Reivers

Author : Keith Durham
Publisher : Osprey Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9781855325609
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (256 download)

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Download or read book The Border Reivers written by Keith Durham and published by Osprey Publishing Company. This book was released on 1995 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the 13th century until the early 17th century the Border Marches of England and Scotland were torn by a vicious and almost continuous cycle of raid, reprisal and blood feud. The Border Reiver was a professional cattle thief, a guerilla soldier skilled at raiding, tracking and ambush and a well organised "gangster". Including eight superb full page colour plates by Angus McBride, as well as numerous other illustrations, this text by Keith Durham explores the colourful History of these remarkable people.

The Steel Bonnets

Author : George MacDonald Fraser
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007474288
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Steel Bonnets written by George MacDonald Fraser and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2012-06-28 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the famous ‘Flashman Papers’ and the ‘Private McAuslan’ stories.

Border Reiver 1513–1603

Author : Keith Durham
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780966431
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Border Reiver 1513–1603 written by Keith Durham and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-20 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stretching from the North Sea to the Solway Firth, the Border region has a sharply diverse landscape and was a battleground for over 300 years as the English and Scottish monarchs encouraged their subjects to conduct raids across their respective borders. This Warrior title will detail how this narrow strip of land influenced the Borderer's way of life in times of war. Covering every aspect of militant life, from the choice of weapons and armour to the building of fortified houses, this book gives the readers a chance to understand what it must have been like to live life in a late-medieval war zone.

The Reiver

Author : Mike Routledge
Publisher : Matador
ISBN 13 : 9781838595272
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (952 download)

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Download or read book The Reiver written by Mike Routledge and published by Matador. This book was released on 2021-01-28 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Woven around true events, an adventure story based in Carlisle and the Borders during the Great War. The story of an ageing Border Reiver's last raid before peace descends on the Borders until, with the coming of war, a new raider emerges whose acts of violence and terror leave a new generation of families 'bereaved'.

The Steel Bonnets: the Story of the Anglo-Scottish Border Reivers

Author : George MacDonald Fraser
Publisher : London : Barrie and Jenkins
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Steel Bonnets: the Story of the Anglo-Scottish Border Reivers written by George MacDonald Fraser and published by London : Barrie and Jenkins. This book was released on 1971 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Adventure

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 696 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Adventure written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Cycling the Reivers Route

Author : Rachel Crolla
Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
ISBN 13 : 1783627220
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (836 download)

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Download or read book Cycling the Reivers Route written by Rachel Crolla and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guidebook to the 280km (173 mile) Reivers cycle route (NCN 10) across northern England. This long-distance coast-to-coast cycle between Whitehaven and Tynemouth is suitable for both first-time and experienced cyclists and can be ridden in 4 days. The route offers both on and off-road cycling and is suitable for cyclists using touring or hybrid bikes. Presented in 4 stages between 55-82km (34-51 miles) An alternate 241km (150 mile) Borderers Ride from Gretna to Berwick-upon-Tweed is also described Route passes through the northern Lake District, Northumberland National Park and North Tynedale, as well as through Kershope Forest and around Kielder Water Overnight stops include Carlisle, Bailey Mill and Bellingham Route is described west-east but a summary description is also provided for those wanting to cycle in the opposite direction 1:100,000 mapping and profiles are included for each route

The Snow-burner

Author : Henry Oyen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book The Snow-burner written by Henry Oyen and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The brutal life in the Minnesota lumber camps." Cf. Hanna, A. Mirror for the nation

Critical Companion to William Faulkner

Author : A. Nicholas Fargnoli
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438108591
Total Pages : 575 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (381 download)

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Book Synopsis Critical Companion to William Faulkner by : A. Nicholas Fargnoli

Download or read book Critical Companion to William Faulkner written by A. Nicholas Fargnoli and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As I Lay Dying; Light in August; The Sound and the Fury; Absalom, Absalom!; "The Bear"; and many others.

Catching The Eagle

Author : Karen Charlton
Publisher : Famelton Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Catching The Eagle written by Karen Charlton and published by Famelton Publishing. This book was released on 2022-09-08 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Easter Monday, 1809: Kirkley Hall manor house is mysteriously burgled. When suspicion falls on Jamie Charlton, he and his family face a desperate battle to save him from the gallows. When £1,157 rent money is stolen from Kirkley Hall, it is the biggest robbery Northumberland has ever known. Suspicion soon falls on impoverished farm labourer, Jamie Charlton, and the unpopular steward, Michael Aynsley. Jamie Charlton is a loving family man but he is hot-tempered and careless. As the case grows against him, it seems that only his brother, William, can save him from an impending miscarriage of justice. But William is struggling with demons of his own. Desperate to break free from the tangled web of family ties which bind him to their small community, he is alarmed to find that he is falling in love with Jamie's wife. Set beneath the impenetrable gaze of a stray golden eagle whose fate seems to mirror that of Jamie's, 'Catching the Eagle' is a fictionalised account of a real trial that devastated a family and divided a community. A SUSPENSE-FILLED PAGE-TURNER "Told with gritty realism, 'Catching The Eagle' is a suspense-filled page-turner, which spares nothing in its descriptions of the hardships and injustices suffered by the poor at the turn of the 19th century. Its ending leaves the reader poised perfectly for the next volume – for which I can hardly wait." Kathy Stevenson, 'The Daily Mail' AN ENJOYABLE READ "It is a rollicking tale full of adultery, drinking, fighting, gambling. Rich imagery, suspense and some genuinely likeable characters – as well as plenty of murky ones – make this an enjoyable read. Karen is particularly strong at capturing the Geordie dialect and recreating the rural Northumbrian world of the 1800s, where the wealthy lived in comfort and the poor struggled to make ends meet." Laura Fraine, Culture Magazine, 'The Journal' (Newcastle)

The Grahams of Pennsylvania and Virginia

Author : Alicia M. G. Graham
Publisher : Alicia M. G. Graham
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Grahams of Pennsylvania and Virginia written by Alicia M. G. Graham and published by Alicia M. G. Graham. This book was released on 2023-05-11 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book both for the reader with a casual interest in ancestry, and the serious researcher of Scottish genealogies. It starts by tracing the ancestry of the Grahams of Grayville, Illinois, to Pennsylvania and Virginia. In the course of following their trails to Ireland and Scotland, the author amasses a library of church history, geography, archaeological data, land records, DNA, military and other historical records that stretches as far back as the first recorded Graham in Scotland, William de Graham. This collection of reference data is preserved in the appendices to assist researchers of Scots-Irish ancestry, not just Grahams. Our Grahams of Pennsylvania and Virginia also includes information on related clans such as the Kirkpatricks, Corries, Murrays, and Armstrongs and provides a new perspective on Scottish history and the origin of the Scottish people using the latest Y-DNA and archaeological data available. It breaks new ground and punctures some long-held misconceptions of family genealogies. It also postulates theories that would explain the facts and circumstances behind several major events, as well as family connections, and legends of Scottish history. Additional DNA testing may eventually prove which theories are correct. Our Grahams of Pennsylvania and Virginia contains a treasure of reference material that can be used by researchers of all levels. It is meticulously researched, fully sourced, and provides access information for almost all source material.

The Borders Abbeys Way

Author : Paul Boobyer
Publisher : Cicerone Press
ISBN 13 : 1783627352
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (836 download)

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Download or read book The Borders Abbeys Way written by Paul Boobyer and published by Cicerone Press. This book was released on 2019-02-15 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Borders Abbeys Way links four of Britain's grandest ruined medieval abbeys in the central Scottish Borders. The route is a well waymarked, 68-mile (109km) circuit and is one of Scotland's Great Trails. The route which begins and ends in Tweedbank, is described clockwise over 6 stages averaging 11.3 miles per day. Relatively flat, it is suitable for people with a moderate level of fitness. The Way can be walked at any time of year and can be reached within an hour by train from the centre of Edinburgh. This guidebook provides a comprehensive description of the route, which passes through the towns of Melrose, Kelso, Jedburgh, Hawick and Selkirk and the villages of Denholm and Newton St Boswells. In addition to clear route description and OS 1:50,000 mapping extracts, the guidebook also includes information about the history of the Borders abbeys, the ever-intriguing Borders reivers, and the region's geology and agriculture. Invaluable practical information relating to accommodation, transport, mapping and public access is also included.

The Reiver's Woman

Author : Catherine Creel
Publisher : Ivy Books
ISBN 13 : 9780449182826
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book The Reiver's Woman written by Catherine Creel and published by Ivy Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analise Howard is powerless against the political tide along England's Scottish border. As a pawn for peace, she is married off to Ronan Armstrong, the Scottish leader of a fierce band of border reivers-men. Though treachery, not love, brought them together, Analise cannot deny her growing desire.