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Item Details
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SOLWAY SLEUTH-HOUNDS
THE FIRST RECRUIT |
| By: |
Mary S. Moffat |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£10.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0955147727 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780955147722 |
| Publisher: |
ROOSKIE PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 December, 2008 |
| Edition: |
2nd edition |
| Pages: |
396 |
| Synopsis: |
This is a mystery and adventure story set in south west Scotland at the time of Robert Burns. It is fiction which has the added intention of illuminating the history of the region and making it easily accessible. It has been carefully researched and there is a reference section at the back including comprehensive notes on the background history as well as on the main sources. There are also sketch maps - including one of Dumfries in 1793. Also included are several modern photographs of historic buildings in Dumfries such as the Old Bridge House. The age range given is 12 to adult and it may be classified as young adult but it is actually for anyone interested in the history of south west Scotland.The Story- here are some details of the actual story. With her husband in jail young Gretna Marshall, one of the Galloway travelling people, is feeling alone and vulnerable so she is delighted when she is asked to become the first recruit to the Solway Sleuth-Hounds, the Laird of Longcrags' band of private investigators. She is relieved to have found the protection of a powerful patron but all too soon she finds that the service of the Laird means danger.But with the help of the remarkable Sawney, the young lawyer of the future, stern Michael the leader of a tribe of tinklers, and Rooskie her little dog who brings his own individual talents to the pack, Gretna struggles on.The story moves between the Solway shore, Dumfries and the notorious village of the Bridgend with its underground labyrinth of cellars, that hiding place for refugees and felons. These were turbulent times and the Sleuth-Hounds find themselves involved with Solway smugglers, Robert Burns, the effects of the French Revolution, even the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 although it happened fifty years earlier. There are also enough dogs and horses to keep any animal lover happy.The Reference Section - the historical background of 18th century Dumfries and Galloway has been carefully researched and there is an extensive reference section. this is divided into two main parts. The first part consists of a number of black and white photographs of places which are important to the story. There is a short historical note attached to each photograph. A few examples are the Mid Steeple, Dumfries, Devorgilla Bridge, the Old Bridge House and the Burns House.At the beginning of this section is a sketch map of Dumfries at the end of the eighteenth century. Another similar group of photographs and notes is centred around Southerness on the Solway and features such prominent landmarks as Southerness Lighthouse and Criffel, the highest hill in the district.The second main section consists of more detailed notes about people and events which come into the story. Some of these are local but other notes have a wider significance. There are detailed notes on the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, Robert Burns, Fletcher Christian and the mutiny on the Bounty, and the government's fears aroused by the French Revolution. More local issues covered are droving, smuggling and the gypsies and travelling people of the Solway. There are also descriptions of the villages mentioned. Detailed references are also made to the sources used, both primary and secondary, such as "The Statistical Account of Scotland", 1790s edition, William McDowall's "History of Dumfries" and John Pebble's "Culloden". Finally there is also a short glossary of the Scots words used in the text.The reference section could be a useful starting point for those wishing to research the topics mentioned further.Solway Sleuth-Hounds is more than just a good story. It is also a fun way of learning history. |
| Illustrations: |
4 black & white sketch maps, 25 black & white photographs |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Rooskie Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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