Para Handy : The Complete Collected Stories
by
Neil Munro
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1780278004
ISBN-13
9781780278001
Publisher
Birlinn General
Imprint
Birlinn Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 1st, 2022
Print length
512 Pages
Weight
500 grams
Dimensions
12.90 x 19.60 x 4.90 cms
Product Classification:
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)Classic fiction (pre c 1945)Short storiesHumour
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Para Handy has been sailing his way into the affections of generations of Scots since he first weighed anchor in the pages of the Glasgow Evening News in 1905. This definitive edition contains all three collections published in the author's lifetime, as well as those that were unpublished and a new story which was discovered in 2001.
Para Handy has been sailing his way into the affections of generations of Scots since he first weighed anchor in the pages of the Glasgow Evening News in 1905. The master mariner and his crew - Dougie the mate, Macphail the engineer, Sunny Jim and the Tar - all play their part in evoking the irresistible atmosphere of a bygone age when puffers sailed between West Highland ports and the great city of Glasgow.This definitive edition contains all three collections published in the author''s lifetime, as well as those that were unpublished and a new story which was discovered in 2001. Extensive notes accompany each story, providing fascinating insights into colloquialisms, place-names and historical events. This volume also includes a wealth of contemporary photographs, depicting the harbours, steamers and puffers from the age of the Vital Spark.
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