I wad ha’e gi’en him my lips tae kiss,
Had I been his, had I been his…
—“Mary’s Song”, by Marion Angus (1865–1946) – born #OTD, 27 March
published in THE TINKER’S ROAD and Other Verses (1924)
“She has an authentic voice straight out of the ballad tradition, an eerie shimmer to her best poems”
—Kathleen Jamie
#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #20thcentury #womenwriters #Scots #Scotslanguage
The Camomile: An Invention
Catherine Carswell
Published by the British Library Women Writers series in 2024: Catherine Carswell’s 1922 novel of a woman’s struggle for a fully realised, independent, creative life – a Scottish forerunner to Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own
4/4
“the novel we made the strongest case for was THE CAMOMILE by Catherine Carswell … mainly because of the energy, humour and sheer readability”
—The National Library of Scotland blog on making recommendations to the British Library’s Women Writers series
3/4
https://blog.nls.uk/the-camomile-by-catherine-carswell-is-back-in-print/
“The life & career of the gifted Glaswegian writer Catherine Carswell was marked by such alarming & recurrent notoriety that her present obscurity is baffling”
—Emma Garman in the Paris Review on the life & work of Catherine Carswell (1879–1946)—born #OTD, 27 March
1/4
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2019/06/10/feminize-your-canon-catherine-carswell/
Serving Twa Maisters
Five Classic Plays in Scots Translation
⭐️LET WIVES TAK TENT: Robert Kemp
⭐️THE BURDIES: Douglas Young
⭐️THE SERVANT O’ TWA MAISTERS: Victor Carin
⭐️THE HYPOCHONDRIAK: Hector MacMillan
⭐️MR PUNTILA & HIS MAN MATTI: Peter Arnott
7/7
https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/volumes/serving_twa_maisters/
#Scottish #literature #drama #theatre #theater #plays #WorldTheatreDay #Scots #Scotslanguage #20thcentury
The Devil to Stage
Five Plays by James Bridie
ed. Gerard Carruthers
⭐️THE SUNLIGHT SONATA
⭐️THE ANATOMIST
⭐️A SLEEPING CLERGYMAN
⭐️MR BOLFRY
⭐️DAPHNE LAUREOLA
6/7
https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/volumes/devil_to_stage/
#Scottish #literature #drama #theatre #theater #plays #WorldTheatreDay #20thcentury
Scottish People’s Theatre
Plays by Glasgow Unity writers
ed. Bill Findlay
⭐️THE GORBALS STORY: Robert McLeish
⭐️MEN SHOULD WEEP: Ena Lamont Stewart
⭐️GOLD IN HIS BOOTS: George Munro
⭐️THE LAMBS OF GOD: Benedick Scott
⭐️ALL IN GOOD FAITH: Roddy McMillan
5/7
https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/volumes/spt/
#Scottish #literature #drama #theatre #theater #plays #WorldTheatreDay #20thcentury #Glasgow #Scots #Scotslanguage
Part 2:
https://rss.com/podcasts/the-scottish-food-history-podcast/1932954/
#Scottish #literature #20thcentury #womenwriters #folklore #foodhistory #podcast
In this special part 2 episode, Dr Lindsay Middleton and Peter Gilchrist dive back into the legacy of Florence Marian McNeill. With the help of Dr Gina Lyle, this episode examines how Florence changed Scotland and we hear, in her own words, where it all started.
RE: https://mastodon.scot/@scotlit/116295049247030578
There are 2 episodes of the Scottish Food History Podcast on the life and legacy of Florence Marian McNeill. Presented by Dr Lindsay Middleton and Peter Gilchrist, with guests Jeremy Lee and Dr Gina Lyle.
Part 1:
https://rss.com/podcasts/the-scottish-food-history-podcast/1922679/
#Scottish #literature #20thcentury #womenwriters #folklore #foodhistory #podcast
“This is a perfect, hearty, oat-y bread with a lovely ginger flavor. It’s delicious and moist when fresh, but still excellent toasted and buttered the next day”
The History in the Making website shares F. Marian McNeill’s recipe for Broonie, a traditional oatmeal gingerbread from Orkney
4/4
https://history-in-the-making.com/2021/02/21/broonie/
#Scottish #literature #20thcentury #womenwriters #folklore #foodhistory #Orkney #recipes
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