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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Alexander Inkson McConnochie's Bennachie brings the hill and its neighbourhood into careful focus. It is local history revived. Equal parts victorian travel writing, regional folklore collection and scottish landscape essays, the book pairs travellers' notes with recollections of customs and conversation, rendering nineteenth century scotland as a lived, audible place rather than a backdrop. McConnochie's prose is observant rather than ornamental: he notices paths, seasons, farming work and the small beliefs that feed bennachie mountain legends, and in so doing offers material useful to both scottish local history readers and students of rural life studies. The result reads like a collage of place: short essays, remembered tales and descriptive passages, each shaped by a curiosity about how landscape and people shape one another.Historically significant as an example of victorian era nonfiction and a piece of classic scottish literature, Bennachie satisfies both casual curiosity and scholarly interest: approachable for casual readers, fruitful for scotland history enthusiasts and valuable to collectors. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Presented here as a readable, collectable heritage gift book, the edition is suited to walkers, local historians and anyone drawn to Aberdeenshire culture and regional voices. Accessible in short, compelling essays yet rich in context for research, this edition makes McConnochie's observations available for the present and future: a modest, lasting portrait of a Scottish hill and the stories that live on it.Plain in delivery but rich in material, Bennachie is a practical source for anyone researching nineteenth century scotland, from genealogists and local historians to academics in rural life studies, while remaining an inviting read for those who enjoy grounded travel writing and the charm of a regional folklore collection. The balance of observation and anecdote gives modern readers a vivid sense of place, making the book an ideal heritage gift book for scotland history enthusiasts and a welcome addition to libraries of classic scottish literature. For collectors, the Alpha Editions restoration offers a faithful, accessible presentation; for casual readers, the essays and legends provide brisk, memorable passages to savour.…

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Bennachie | Alexander Inkson McConnochie | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2020 | Alpha Editions | EAN 9789354305948 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…