Following on from Hidden Aberdeenshire: The Coast, this new volume moves inland to tell the stories of the countryside, from the fertile farmland of Buchan to the high peaks of the Cairngorm Mountains.
Fiona-Jane Brown Knihy
Fiona-Jane Brownová je folkloristka a spisovateľka, ktorá sa zameriava na severovýchodné Škótsko. Jej tvorba čerpá z bohatého folklóru regiónu a často sa zaoberá jeho miestnou históriou a neobyčajnými príbehmi. Ako autorka sa venuje odborným publikáciám aj beletrii, pričom skúma rôzne žánre a štýly, aby oživila minulosť a odhalila skryté príbehy.
Sherlock Holmes and the Affair of the Contentious Contralto
- 100 stránok
- 4 hodiny čítania
It is 1910, a widowed Dr Watson moves back to Baker Street to discover that age has done nothing to dim his old friend's thirst for mystery and deduction. One morning after Watson returns from a client to find Holmes in a bright mood - the reason? Holmes and Watson have been invited to the farewell concert of celebrated former Prima Donna of the Warsaw Opera - Irene Adler. The Woman requests their presence! What happens when Holmes meets his one female equal twenty years after their first, curious meeting which Watson described in "A Scandal in Bohemia."
Hidden Aberdeen
- 122 stránok
- 5 hodin čítania
Aberdeen is rich in history, much of it hidden. Now, in 'Hidden Aberdeen', Fiona-Jane Brown explores the city through new eyes, revealing new stories from the past and bringing the modern city to life.