A History of Drinking: The Scottish Pub Since 1700

by Anthony Cooke

Book Overview

What did Samuel Johnson, James Boswell, Dorothy Wordsworth, James Hogg and Robert Southey have in common? They all toured Scotland and left accounts of their experiences in Scottish inns, ale houses, taverns and hotels. Similarly, poets and writers from Robert Burns and Walter Scott to Ian Rankin and Irvine Welsh have left vivid descriptions of the pleasures and pains of Scottish drinking places. Pubs also provided public spaces for occupational...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474407625
• ISBN13: 9781474407625
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"