Island on the Edge of the World The Story of St Kilda
- 17 Jan 2019
- 9781786896100
- £10.99
- 224 pp
- 129×198mm
- 1 May 2009
- 9781847674722
- £8.79
- 224 pp
In a few words
A classic work of social history and a moving account of the destruction of a remote Scottish community
In a few words
A classic work of social history and a moving account of the destruction of a remote Scottish community
A story like a marvellous pebble, wet from the sea, strange and comic like all things out of step with time, sad as the old songs the women sang, splendidly told
Reawakened my awe at the strangeness of our world
Will Self
A story like a marvellous pebble, wet from the sea, strange and comic like all things out of step with time, sad as the old songs the women sang, splendidly told
Reawakened my awe at the strangeness of our world
Will Self
More about
the book
For more than two thousand years the people of St Kilda remained remote from the world. Their society was viable, utopian even; but in the nineteenth century the islands were discovered by missionaries, do-gooders and tourists, who brought with them money, disease and despotism. In 1930, the few remaining islanders were evacuated, no longer able to support themselves.
An exploration of the life and death of the remote Hebridean society, Island on the Edge of the World is a moving account of human endeavour.
More about
the book
For more than two thousand years the people of St Kilda remained remote from the world. Their society was viable, utopian even; but in the nineteenth century the islands were discovered by missionaries, do-gooders and tourists, who brought with them money, disease and despotism. In 1930, the few remaining islanders were evacuated, no longer able to support themselves.
An exploration of the life and death of the remote Hebridean society, Island on the Edge of the World is a moving account of human endeavour.
A profound moral for our time . . . A beautiful, well-written book
A fascinating book . . . Charles Maclean is an excellent writer . . . he describes the story of St Kilda with powerful compassion
Magnus Magnusson
An evocative study of the island
Excellent
A profound moral for our time . . . A beautiful, well-written book
A fascinating book . . . Charles Maclean is an excellent writer . . . he describes the story of St Kilda with powerful compassion
Magnus Magnusson
An evocative study of the island
Excellent
