The Lairds of Cromarty
- Paperback
286 pages
- Release Date
21 September 2012
Summary
Mary Guthrie, a student of English at Edinburgh University becomes fascinated by the fantastical 17th century writer, Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty and sets out to write a thesis on him. She pursues her research in his ancestral home, Cromarty House, now a crumbling ruin. There under the current laird, Sir James she is drawn into an increasingly Gothic exploration of the history of the eccentric Urquharts and the maze of tunnels beneath the House.
The Catholic priest of her parish, Ebe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781907650741 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1907650741 |
| Author: | Jean-Pierre Ohl, Mike Mitchell |
| Publisher: | Dedalus Ltd |
| Imprint: | Dedalus Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 286 |
| Release Date: | 21 September 2012 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 126mm |
| Series: | Dedalus Europe 2012 |
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About The Author
Jean-Pierre Ohl
Jean-Pierre Ohl is a bookseller in Talence near Bordeaux. He is the author of two novels Mr Dick or The Tenth Book and The Lairds of Cromarty, both published in English by Dedalus. Mike Mitchell has published over seventy translations from German and French, including Gustav Meyrink’s five novels and The Dedalus Book of Austrian Fantasy. His translation of Rosendorfer’s Letters Back to Ancient China won the 1998 Schlegel-Tieck Translation Prize after he had been shortlisted in previous years for his translations of Stephanie by Herbert Rosendorfer and The Golem by Gustav Meyrink.His translations have also been shortlisted three times for The Oxford Weidenfeld Translation Prize.
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