Strap on yir seatbelts for a brah an’ bumpy ride alang eviry twist an’ turn o’ the Dundonese dehelict.From the vehrus to the V&Eh, from matteramonial matters to shoppin’ – and never forgetting pehzn beans an’ pehzn peas – Wha Bohked in the Aspadeestra? is a delightful slice of the Tayside pie. Peppered with Bob Dewar’s quirky illustrations and salted with Norman Watson’s tongue-in-cheek translations, this wee gem of a book will resonate with Dundonians and their kin the world over.M’wah. E’ve got tae skoot!
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Strap on yir seatbelts for a brah an’ bumpy ride alang eviry twist an’ turn o’ the Dundonese dehelict.From the vehrus to the V&Eh, from matteramonial matters to shoppin’ – and never forgetting pehzn beans an’ pehzn peas – Wha Bohked in the Aspadeestra? is a delightful slice of the Tayside pie. Peppered with Bob Dewar’s quirky illustrations and salted with Norman Watson’s tongue-in-cheek translations, this wee gem of a book will resonate with Dundonians and their kin the world over.M’wah. E’ve got tae skoot!
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781804250235
Publisert
2022
Utgiver
Vendor
Luath Press Ltd
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
144
Forfatter
Om bidragsyterne
Dr Norman Watson was a journalist with The Courier in Dundee for 25 years and wrote more than 5,000 news features for the paper. He remains a Couriercolumnist and is now publishing giant DC Thomson’s first-ever company historian.
An award-winning author, his books include the best-selling Dundee: A Short History (2006), The Biography of William McGonagall (2010) and the internationally-acclaimed Dundee Dicshunury (2012). As a historian he has co-curated major exhibitions in Dundee, London and Edinburgh and in 2006 was invited to open the Scottish Parliament’s first-ever public exhibition.