{"product_id":"dictionary-of-scottish-phrase-and-fable","title":"Dictionary of Scottish Phrase and Fable","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis authoritative, entertaining and eminently browsable reference book, arranged in easily accessible A-Z format, is an absorbing and imaginative feast of Scottish lore, language, history and culture, from the mythical origins of the Scots in Scythia to the contemporary Scotland of the Holyrood parliament and Trainspotting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINCLUDES HUNDREDS OF NEW AND EXPANDED ENTRIES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom ‘Aald Rock’ to ‘Zeenty-teenty’, \u003cem\u003eA Dictionary of Scottish Phrase and Fable\u003c\/em\u003e is an unputdownable gallimaufry of curious items embracing sayings, put-downs, insults, mottos, traditions, legends, folklore, customs, festivals, games, songs, dances, nicknames – and much, much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition features many expanded entries, as well as completely new ones – including Big Tam, the Third Forth Bridge, the Loony Dook and the War of the One-eyed Woman. The result is a kaleidoscopic snapshot of the Scottish nation, both past and present, from the mythical origins of the Scots in ancient Scythia to the foibles of modern Follyrood, from Sawney Bean to Oor Wullie, from ‘The end of an old song’ to ‘Aw fur coat and nae knickers’, from \u003cem\u003eThe Heart of Midlothian\u003c\/em\u003e to ‘Ye cannae shove yer granny aff a bus’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn more than 4,500 such entries, \u003cem\u003eA Dictionary of Scottish Phrase and Fable\u003c\/em\u003e weaves an endlessly entertaining tapestry incorporating the texture and fabric of a nation’s ever-shifting sense of itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1454g\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 201 x 255 x 50 (mm)\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781780277554\n                            \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEdition number\u003c\/strong\u003e: New Edition\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ian Crofton","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44094095655162,"sku":"9781780277554","price":25.62,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/dictionary-of-scottish-phrase-and-fable","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}