Scottish Journey

by Edwin Muir

Book Overview

First published in 1935, "Scottish Journey" is a perceptive, subtle, and beautifully written account by one of Scotland's greatest modern writers of prose and poetry. Edwin Muir's journey took him from Edinburgh to the Lowlands, to Glasgow and the Highlands, and the book, while a masterpiece of travel writing, is also a quest for the real nature of Scottish identity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851588418
• ISBN13: 9781851588411
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: Mainstream Publishing Company
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

One of the most thoughtful travel books ever written

Muir combines vivid descriptions of people and scenes with passionate discussions of socialism, unemployment, and the spiritual poverty of the Scottish people in the 30's. Truly a political poet's book