Scotnotes Series

46 primary works • 46 total works
Scotnotes are a series of study guides to major Scottish writers and literary texts that are likely to be elements within literature courses. They are aimed at senior pupils in secondary schools and students in further education colleges and colleges of education. Each title in the series is written by a person who is not only an authority on the p…

Book 1

Lewis Grassic Gibbon's 'Sunset Song'
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4.00 · 16 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1986 · 1 edition
Sunset Song regularly appears in lists of favourit…

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    Book 2

    The Poetry of Edwin Morgan
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    0.00     · published 2013 · 5 editions
    Edwin Morgan (1920 - 2010) is one of the giants of…

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    The Poetry of Edwin Morgan
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    4.00     · 2 Ratings · published 1998 · 1 edition
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    Book 3

    George Douglas Brown's 'The House with the Green Shutters'
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    4.00     · 2 Ratings · published 1988 · 5 editions
    The House with the Green Shutters is a dark, provo…

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    Book 4

    James Hogg's 'The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner'
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    4.00     · 10 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1988 · 3 editions
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    Book 5

    The Poetry of Norman MacCaig
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    4.00     · 5 Ratings · published 1999 · 4 editions
    Roderick Watson's SCOTNOTE study guide will enhanc…

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    Book 6

    George Mackay Brown's 'Greenvoe'
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    3.00     · 2 Ratings · published 1989 · 1 edition
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    Book 7

    Muriel Spark's The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
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    4.00     · 25 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1992 · 1 edition
    David Robb's SCOTNOTE study guide untangles the ma…

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    Book 8

    The Poetry of Iain Crichton Smith
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    0.00     · published 1993 · 3 editions
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    Book 9

    Robert Burns
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    0.00     · published 1998 · 1 edition
    Kenneth Simpson's SCOTNOTE study guide provides st…

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    Book 10

    Robin Jenkins's 'The Cone Gatherers'
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    3.70     · 20 Ratings · published 2008 · 2 editions
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    Book 11

    The Poems of Robert Henryson
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    4.00     · 1 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1996 · 2 editions
    Gerald Baird's Scotnotes study guide explores Henr…

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    Book 12

    The Poetry of William Dunbar
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    0.00     · published 1997 · 2 editions
    Along with his contemporary Robert Henryson, Willi…

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    Book 13

    John Buchan's 'Witch Wood', 'Huntingtower' and 'The Thirty-Nine Steps'
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    Book 14

    William McIlvanney's 'Laidlaw'
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    0.00     · published 2008 · 4 editions
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    Book 15

    The Poetry of Hugh MacDiarmid
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    0.00     · published 1999 · 2 editions
    Hugh MacDiarmid (born Christopher Murray Grieve) i…

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    Book 16

    Liz Lochhead's 'Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off'
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    4.00     · 7 Ratings · published 1999 · 1 edition
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    Book 17

    Iain Banks' 'The Wasp Factory', 'The Crow Road' and 'Whit'
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    3.89     · 73 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2001 · 5 editions
    Iain Banks was one of Scotland's most inventive wr…

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    Book 18

    Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Master of Ballantrae and The Ebb-tide
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    0.00     · published 2004 · 1 edition
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    Book 19

    Naomi Mitchison's 'Early in Orcadia', 'The Big House' and 'Travel Light'
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    Book 20

    Scottish Ballads
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    0.00     · published 2005 · 1 edition
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    Book 21

    Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Kidnapped', 'Catriona' and 'Treasure Island'
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    Book 22

    Matthew Fitt's 'But n Ben A-Go-Go'
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    3.00     · 1 Ratings · published 2005 · 2 editions
    Matthew Fitt’s extraordinary science-fiction novel…

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    Book 23

    Neil Munro's 'John Splendid' and 'The New Road'
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    0.00     · published 2007 · 3 editions
    Neil Munro, although best known today for his humo…

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    Book 24

    Ian Rankin's 'Black and Blue'
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    4.31     · 309 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 2008 · 1 edition
    Ian Rankin is perhaps the UK's foremost crime writ…

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    Book 25

    Rob Roy (1995): Directed By Michael Caton Jones
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    0.00     · published 2009 · 2 editions

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    Book 26

    Sir David Lyndsay's 'A Satire of the Three Estates'
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    3.20     · 5 Ratings · published 2009 · 1 edition
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    Book 27

    Anne Donovan's 'Buddha Da'
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    4.00     · 1 Ratings · published 210 · 1 edition
    Anne Donovan’s acclaimed debut novel Buddha Da is …

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    Book 28

    Alan Spence's 'Its Colours They are Fine' and 'Way to Go'
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    0.00     · published 2010 · 1 edition
    Alan Spence's series of linked short stories, Its …

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    Book 29

    Local Hero (1983): Directed by Bill Forsyth
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    4.50     · 2 Ratings · published 2011 · 3 editions
    At the time of its release in 1983, Local Hero, st…

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    Book 30

    The Poetry of Sorley MacLean
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    4.00     · 1 Ratings · published 2011 · 1 edition
    Along with his contemporaries Edward Morgan and Hu…

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    Book 31

    Eric Linklater's 'Private Angelo' and 'The Dark of Summer'
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    0.00     · published 2012 · 3 editions
    Eric Linklater (1899 - 1974) was one of the most p…

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    Book 32

    Sue Glover's 'Bondagers' and 'The Straw Chair'
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    Book 33

    Neil M. Gunn's 'The Silver Darlings'
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    3.00     · 1 Ratings · published 2014 · 3 editions
    Neil M. Gunn (1891 - 1973) was one of Scotland's m…

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    Book 34

    The Short Stories of George Mackay Brown
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    4.25     · 4 Ratings · published 2014 · 3 editions
    George Mackay Brown’s work is full of a deeply evo…

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    Book 35

    Ena Lamont Stewart's 'Men Should Weep'
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    3.75     · 4 Ratings · published 2015 · 1 edition
    Ena Lamont Stewart (1912 - 2006) had a keen sense …

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    Book 36

    Janice Galloway's 'The Trick is to Keep Breathing'
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    4.25     · 4 Ratings · published 2016 · 1 edition
    Janice Galloway’s novel The Trick is to Keep Breat…

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    Book 37

    Scottish War Poetry 1914 - 1945
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    0.00     · published 2017 · 1 edition
    This SCOTNOTE Study Guide explores the responses o…

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    Book 38

    John Galt’s 'Annals of the Parish' & 'The Provost'
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    0.00     · published 2018 · 1 edition
    John Galt (1779 – 1839) was a contemporary of Sir …

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    Book 39

    Walter Scott’s 'The Bride of Lammermoor'
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    Book 40

    The Gaelic Poetry of Derick Thomson
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    Book 41

    Edwin Morgan’s 'Cyrano de Bergerac': a new verse translation
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    Book 42

    Rona Munro’s 'Bold Girls'
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    0.00     · published 2021 · 1 edition
    Rona Munro’s 1991 play Bold Girls is a tale of fou…

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    Book 43

    The Poetry and Drama of Jackie Kay
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    0.00     · published 2022 · 1 edition
    Jackie Kay served as Scotland’s Makar from 2016 to…

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    Book 44

    The Poetry and Drama of Allan Ramsay
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    0.00     · published 2023 · 1 edition
    Allan Ramsay (1684 - 1758) is a key figure in Scot…

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    Book 45

    Exploring Scottish Place-Names
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    0.00     · published 2024 · 1 edition
    Scotland has an exceptionally rich and diverse lin…

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