A Dictionary of Scottish Phrase and Fable
- ISBN-10
- 1780277555
- ISBN-13
- 9781780277554
- Pages
- 584
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-10-07
- Publisher
- Birlinn
- Author
- Ian Crofton
Description
This authoritative, entertaining and eminently browsable reference book, arranged in easily accessible A-Z format, is an absorbing and imaginative feast of Scottish lore, language, history and culture, from the mythical origins of the Scots in Scythia to the contemporary Scotland of the Holyrood parliament and Trainspotting.
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