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Ian Crofton

Walking the Border

A Journey Between Scotland and England

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In 2013 Ian Crofton undertook a journey he had been pondering for years: a walk along the Border between Scotland and England. It would be an exploration both of his own identity - not quite Scottish, not quite English - and of a largely unexplored stretch of country. Apart from the line marked on the map, the route is not obvious. For much of its length the Border either follows the middle of various rivers, or traces the Southern Upland watershed, an area of bleak moorland and dense conifer plantations. During the course of his walk, Ian Crofton investigates the history, literature and legend of the Border. He talks to a range of people he… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-85790-801-8
  • EAN: 9780857908018
  • Produktnummer: 16931330
  • Verlag: Birlinn
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
  • Seitenangabe: 272 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 6'780 KB

Über den Autor


Ian Crofton was born in Edinburgh and worked for Collins in Glasgow before moving to London, where he has been a freelance writer and editor for 25 years. Previous books include Brewer's Dictionary of Curious Titles; Brewer's Britain and Ireland (with John Ayto); Brewer's Cabinet of Curiosities, A Dictionary of Art Quotations, History without the Boring Bits; Science without the Boring Bits; A Dictionary of Scottish Quotations.

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