scotlit , 3 months ago to bookstodon

The battle of #Culloden was fought #OTD, 16 April 1746. It has, unsurprisingly, left a significant imprint in the literature & culture of Scotland. A short 🧵

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John Buchan called FLEMINGTON—Violet Jacob’s 1911 novel of the 1745 #Jacobite rising & aftermath—“the best Scots #romantic novel since The Master of Ballantrae”

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#Scottish #literature #history #HistoricalFiction #ReadMoreWomen

FLEMINGTON is available free on @gutenberg_org
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55361

susanneleist , 4 months ago to bookstodon

HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL

The sun will shine again.

You will stroll with a friend.

Colorful flowers will bloom.

Normality will be back soon.

#Bookwyrm #reading #author #cozy #fantasy #romantic #hope #poetyr @bookstodon

susanneleist , 4 months ago to bookstodon

The sand is soft beneath my feet.

I’m sure I’ve found a pleasant treat.

A metal door swipes across the sky,

removing the sun from the blue sky.

Trapped in a replica of my town,

I watch the sand become dark brown.

My longed-for peace won’t be won

since I’ve trusted the wrong one.

PREY FOR THE DEAD

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susanneleist , 4 months ago to bookstodon

A glow in the night

will lead me astray

from the moon’s light

to where I can’t say.

Bloody prints mark the way

to a small town on the shore.

At the end of the day,

we are at the devil’s door.

Time has no meaning or reason.

You can travel forward or back.

Death will follow with each season.

It is past time for me to pack.

THE DEAD GAME

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susanneleist , 7 months ago to bookstodon

You're invited to RRBC's Holiday Pop-Up Bookshop.

My books are #99cents.

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scotlit , 8 months ago to litstudies

New!
POEMS BY A LADY
by Helen Craik
Ed. by Rachel Mann & Patrick Scott

The #poetry of Helen Craik (1751–1825), #Gothic novelist & friend of #RobertBurns, was long thought lost. The rediscovery of her 1790 #manuscript “Poems by a Lady”, transcribed here for the first time, invites a fresh evaluation of her life & work, & adds to the critical reassessment of poetry by #Scottish women in the #Romantic era

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#literature #18thcentury #Romanticism #WomenWriters

https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/volumes/poems-by-a-lady/