Written in Northeast dialect as it has been used over the last six decades, the stories are about animals, birds and other creatures, and about Buchan life seen through a boy's eyes. The background detail and form of the language are entirely authentic, whether the scene is Buchan, Shetland, Edinburgh or further afield, and they record changing ways of life. This is a form of writing that is rare or unique in Scots, demonstrating to the full the creative potential of local dialect. Although engaging and easy to read, an appendix is included which analyses the language and spelling.
- ISBN13 9781898410737
- Publish Date 27 June 1998
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 9 May 2012
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Birlinn General
- Imprint Tuckwell Press Ltd
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 156
- Language English