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A poster advertising Book Week Scotland with the slogan 'friendship woven through words'. The dates are 17–23 November.
Book Week Scotland is friendship woven through words. ❤📚
Whatever you are doing to celebrate, from going along to one of hundreds of events to reading a brilliant book at home, we wish you a happy Book Week Scotland! 📚🥳
Best book of all time !!
16.11.2025 19:18 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0You know what ys the coolest thinge? Libraryes.
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We’re delighted to shared details of this free, 1-day symposium, organised by our friends and colleagues @sarahdunnigan.bsky.social and Dr Lois Burke, on 12 Dec 2025.
Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/investigat....
More info here: www.swinc.englit.ed.ac.uk/investigatin....
Do share widely!
Excited to be back at Edinburgh for this in December! ✍️📚
22.10.2025 19:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Conference poster for Irish & Scottish Women Writers of Children's Literature with blue and green graphics.
Save the date! 💚 Very excited to announce this upcoming December symposium @EdinburghUni organised by @LoisMBurke & @_SELCIE_🦉 funded by the British Academy! More details & registration link to follow! #scottishlit #womenswriting #irishlit #childrensliterature
09.10.2025 20:54 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Congratulations!!
11.09.2025 11:51 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0🎶 'Alas, what hast thou done?
Thou art a pynke ponye girle
Yn the daunse at the clubbe!'
'Nay, modir! Ich am but seekinge mirthe
On the stage yn myne heeles
It ys wher Ich belonge:
Downe at the
Pynke Ponye Clubbe!
Ich shal keepe on daunsinge,
Downe yn West Hollywoode'
[lute solo] 🎶
Susan Ferrier (1782–1854) was born #OTD, 7 Sept. Her 3 novels—Marriage, The Inheritance, & Destiny—are vivid & humorous accounts of Scottish society. Often compared to her contemporary #JaneAusten, Ferrier’s satires are much more vicious…
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Please help. Please sign. I work on a part-time degree for mature students to study for a BA in English Literature & Community Engagement. Its direct access and designed for those who didn't or couldn't go to Uni at 18. Bristol plan to close it. We want to save it.
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9yo boy gets the essence of the Scottish Play
16.08.2025 14:27 — 👍 75 🔁 15 💬 2 📌 0
Carolina Oliphant, Lady Nairne “The Laird o’ Cockpen” The Laird o’ Cockpen, he’s proud an’ he’s great, His mind is ta’en up wi’ the things o’ the State; He wanted a wife, his braw house to keep, But favour wi’ wooin’ was fashious to seek. Down by the dyke-side a lady did dwell, At his table head he thocht she’d look well, M’Leish’s ae dochter o’ Clavers-ha’ Lea, A penniless lass wi’ a lang pedigree. His wig was weel pouther’d and as gude as new, His waistcoat was white, his coat it was blue; He put on a ring, a sword, and cock’d hat, And wha could refuse the Laird wi’ a’ that? He took the grey mare, and rade cannily, And rapp’d at the yett o’ Clavers-ha’ Lea; ‘Gae tell Mistress Jean to come speedily ben, – She’s wanted to speak to the Laird o’ Cockpen.’ Mistress Jean she was makin’ the elderflower wine; ‘An’ what brings the Laird at sic a like time?’ She put aff her apron, and on her silk goun, Her mutch wi’ red ribbons, and gaed awa’ doun. An’ when she cam’ ben, he bowed fu’ low, An’ what was his errand he soon let her know; Amazed was the Laird when the lady said ‘Na’, And wi’ a laigh curtsie she turned awa’. Dumfounder’d was he, nae sigh did he gie, He mounted his mare – he rade cannily; An’ aften he thought, as he gaed through the glen, She’s daft to refuse the laird o’ Cockpen.
Carolina Oliphant, Lady Nairne (1766–1845) was born #OTD, 16 Aug. Oliphant wrote over 100 popular songs to traditional Scottish tunes. Although she shunned publicity & never acknowledged her authorship, along with Robert Burns she is one of the most significant figures in Scottish folksong
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Happy (probable) birthday to one of my faves ✨
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