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LETTERS FROM THE MOUNTAINS: VOLUME 1
BEING THE CORRESPONDENCE WITH HER FRIENDS BETWEEN THE YEARS 1773 AND 1803 OF MRS GRANT OF LAGGAN |
| By: |
Anne MacVicar Grant, J. P. Grant (Editor) |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£60.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
113906035X |
| ISBN 13: |
9781139060356 |
| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
5 March, 2012 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - British & Irish History, 17th & 18th Centuries |
| Description: |
Anne McVicar Grant describes her life in the Scottish Highlands in this work, published in 1806 and reissued in 1845. |
| Synopsis: |
First published in 1806, and revised and edited by her son for this 1845 sixth edition, this collection of letters by Anne Grant (1755-1838) tells her story of thirty years' residence in the Scottish Highlands. Described by the author as 'sketches of a life spent in the most remote obscurity', it was one of the first works to acquaint the public with the romantic scenery of the Highlands. Her lyrical descriptions of the landscape and characters of the rural parish of Laggan caught the imagination of a generation captivated by the poetry of Scott and Burns. Volume 1 begins with Anne McVicar's arrival in the Highlands, describes her marriage, and offers frank revelations of personal tragedies. The work is an important example of a woman's literary contribution to the Romantic movement. For more information on this author, see http://orlando.cambridge.org/protected/svPeople?formname=r&person_id=granan. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing) |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |