#scottish author

[notnursenightingale]

"I do not think you could be so bad a man," said I, "if you had not all the machinery to be a good one."

|| R.L. Stevenson, The Master of Ballantrae

[portrait-paintings]

Professor John Wilson (nom de plume, 'Christopher North'), 1785 - 1854. Author and Moral Philosopher

Artist: Sir John Watson Gordon (Scottish, 1788 - 1864)

Date: 1829

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland

Professor John Wilson

John Wilson FRSE (18 May 1785 – 3 April 1854) was a Scottish advocate, literary critic and author, the writer most frequently identified with the pseudonym Christopher North of Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine.

He was professor of moral philosophy at the University of Edinburgh from 1820 to 1851.

[burlap-bows]

I discovered this wonderful sapphic novel called Mrs. S,” written by K Patrick. I love the writing style; there are no quotation marks, and it's very stream-of-consciousness, which I find makes the story more immersive. There's not much in the way of plot, mainly just vibes. It's set in a boarding school, and it follows the relationship between the butch matron and femme headmistress. This book is so good that it's actually homophobic that I didn't find it during Pride Month! Anyway, if you haven't read it already, go give it a read!

[mandabookcorner]

Me, we’ll, I’m more what you might call a fucking catastrophe.

Irvine Welsh, Fortune’s Always Hiding

[jenjenphotography]

SCOTTISH CRIME FICTION Narey and Winter Series Craig Robertson

© Jen-Jen Photography

[wordsarelifereviews]

“It felt like we existed on some lonely part of this planet where there was only music and creativity.”

~ As Dust Dances by Samantha Young

(Originally posted on my Instagram)

[artemlegere]

Sir Walter Scott, 1771 - 1832. Novelist and Poet

Artist: Sir Henry Raeburn (Scottish, 1756-1823)

Date: 1822-1823

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland

Description

Scott's historical novels were read and admired throughout Europe. Those which dealt with Scottish themes, like Heart of Midlothian and Waverley, have had a major influence on how Scots see their own past and on how Scotland is viewed from outside. This portrait was one of the last Raeburn ever worked on, the artist dying only days after its completion. Scott, however, is shown at the peak of his career. Within four years he was bankrupt, and his health was destroyed from the need to write his way out of debt.

[fictionophile]

"Windows" by Anni Holliday - Book Review #BlogTour @rararesources #AnniHolliday #TroubadorPublishing #BookReview

“Windows” is a charming debut novel featuring vignettes of the shopkeepers of the small Scottish town of Linlithgow. There is to be a competition for window displays in the lead up time to Christmas. We meet several different shopkeepers and get a glimpse of their lives as they plan their displays. An over zealous councilwoman who organizes the competition. An elderly man who runs a toy shop. A…

"Windows" by Anni Holliday - Book Review #BlogTour @rararesources #AnniHolliday #TroubadorPublishing #BookReview