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ISBN: 9781905267446 - The Clans The Clans
Gordon Jarvie

ISBN10: 1905267444  ISBN13: 9781905267446
Publisher: NMSE - Publishing Ltd
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 11 Jan 2011
Explains how the idea of clanship developed and traces the one-time hostility between Highlanders and Lowlanders. This title helps readers find out: where the clans were found; what the connection was with the Gaelic language; who the clan chiefs... More

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ISBN: 9780141442266 - Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales from Burns to Buchan Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales from Burns to Buchan
Gordon Jarvie

ISBN10: 0141442263  ISBN13: 9780141442266
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Penguin Classics
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 02 Oct 2008
A nation rich in superstitions and storytellers, Scotland has an abundant tradition of folk and fairy tales, and this collection provides an insight into the curses, blessings and creatures - both widely recognisable and peculiarly Scottish ... More

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ISBN: 9781408114063 - Bloomsbury Dictionary of Idioms Bloomsbury Dictionary of Idioms
Gordon Jarvie

ISBN10: 1408114062  ISBN13: 9781408114063
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 16 Nov 2009
An entertaining and enlightening guide to more than 3,000 English idioms, including golden parachute, barking up the wrong tree, storm in a tea cup and see red. From credit crunch to golden parachute, barking up the wrong tree to storm in a tea... More

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ISBN: 9780713681871 - Bloomsbury Grammar Guide Bloomsbury Grammar Guide
Gordon Jarvie

ISBN10: 071368187X  ISBN13: 9780713681871
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 23 May 2007
Grammar, the structure of a language, is often the subject of confusion. This guide provides the answers. Essential reading for all writers and readers of our increasingly dynamic and global language, Bloomsbury Grammar Guide covers the following... More

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ISBN: 9781905267347 - Robert Burns in Time and Place Robert Burns in Time and Place
Frances Jarvie, Gordon Jarvie

ISBN10: 1905267347  ISBN13: 9781905267347
Publisher: NMSE - Publishing Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 28 Apr 2010
A study of the life and work of Robert Burns, placing his work into the tapestry of events in Ayrshire, Scotland and the wider world - which all shaped his experiences and his poetry. "Robert Burns in Time and Place" is a brand new title in the... More

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ISBN: 9781905267101 - Scotland's Vikings Scotland's Vikings
Gordon Jarvie, Frances Jarvie

ISBN10: 190526710X  ISBN13: 9781905267101
Publisher: NMSE - Publishing Ltd
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 06 Mar 2008
Tells the story of Scottish Vikings from violent beginnings to the end of Norse power in 1469. This title shows: why the Vikings travelled west-over-sea to Scotland; when and where they settled; why they sometimes buried their chiefs in longships... More

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ISBN: 9780953353071 - Now and Then Poetry and an Ould Ballad Now and Then Poetry and an Ould Ballad
Gordon Jarvie

ISBN10: 0953353079  ISBN13: 9780953353071
Publisher: Harpercroft Publications
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 28 Jul 2010

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ISBN: 9781906307011 - 100 Favourite Scottish Poems to Read Out Loud 100 Favourite Scottish Poems to Read Out Loud
Gordon Jarvie

ISBN10: 1906307016  ISBN13: 9781906307011
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 01 Oct 2007
An anthology that includes a range of poems based on different themes such as love and landscape. Encouraged by Burns Nights, ceilidhs and poetry slams, reading poetry aloud is a valued Scottish tradition, enjoyed by young and old alike. More

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ISBN: 9780957201408 - Out and About Poetry Out and About Poetry
Gordon Jarvie

ISBN10: 0957201400  ISBN13: 9780957201408
Publisher: Harpercroft Publications
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 04 May 2012

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ISBN: 9781905267415 - Greyfriars Bobby Greyfriars Bobby
Frances Jarvie, Gordon Jarvie

ISBN10: 190526741X  ISBN13: 9781905267415
Publisher: NMSE - Publishing Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 02 May 2010
Part of the Scotties series, the book tells the well-loved story of Greyfriars Bobby and gives its historical background. The story of the Skye terrier who refused to leave his master's grave in Greyfriar's Kirkyard, Edinburgh, has been popular... More