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“In 1990, the UK CWA issued a list titled ‘The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time.’ Number one on the list was THE DAUGHTER OF TIME by Josephine Tey. It was a good call then, it’d still be a good call now.” Josephine Tey (1896–1952) was born #OTD, 25 July – a 🎂 🧵 @bookstodon@a.gup.pe 1/7 https://crimereads.com/josephine-tey-a-crime-readers-guide-to-the-classics/ #Scottish #literature #crimefiction #womenwriters #20thcentury #JosephineTey

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Une célébration radiophonique de l'esprit littéraire intrépide de Nan Shepherd dans les Cairngorms

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A radio celebration of Nan Shepherd's intrepid literary spirit in the Cairngorms clashes with a generic corporate website.

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Ein automatisierter Social-Media-Post über Nan Shepherd offenbart die Geschäftslogik der Ad Alta UG.

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Une célébration radiophonique de l'esprit littéraire intrépide de Nan Shepherd dans les Cairngorms.

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Robert Macfarlane's pilgrimage celebrates Nan Shepherd's radical, sensual philosophy of deep landscape immersion as an antidote to modern disconnection.

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Ein literarisches Vermächtnis erfährt durch Robert Macfarlanes poetische Pilgerreise eine zeitgenössische Renaissance und wird zum Gegenmodell einer entfremdeten Gesellschaft.

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Orcadian author Ann Scott-Moncrieff (1914–1943) was born #OTD, 11 January. Lesley Findlay, her daughter, talks about Ann’s life in Orkney, her writing, & her children’s stories – recently republished by Scotland Street Press 1/7 https://www.scotlandstreetpress.com/journal/who-was-ann-scott-moncrieff #Scottish #literature #20thCentury #Orkney #WomenWriters #ChildrensLiterature #kidlit

Intil the pitmirk nicht we northwart sail Facin the bleffarts and the gurly seas That ser’ out muckle skaith to mortal men… —J.K. Annand (1908–1993), “Arctic Convoy” published in FROM THE LINE: Scottish War Poetry 1914–1945 (ASL, 2014) https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/volumes/from_the_line/ #Scottish #literature #20thcentury #poem #poetry #warpoetry #ww2 #arctic