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The Reivers: The Story of the Border Reivers
Alistair Moffat
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Description for The Reivers: The Story of the Border Reivers
Paperback. New edition of the story of the Border Reivers Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKSB; 3H; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Only one period in history is immediately, indelibly and uniquely linked to the whole area of the Scottish and English Border country, and that is the time of the Reivers. Whenever anyone mentions 'Reiver', no-one hesitates to add 'Border'. It is an inextricable association, and rightly so. Nowhere else in Britain in the modern era, or indeed in Europe, did civil order break down over such a wide area, or for such a long time. For more than a century the hoof-beats of countless raiding parties drummed over the border. From Dumfriesshire to the high wastes of East Cumbria, from ... Read more
Only one period in history is immediately, indelibly and uniquely linked to the whole area of the Scottish and English Border country, and that is the time of the Reivers. Whenever anyone mentions 'Reiver', no-one hesitates to add 'Border'. It is an inextricable association, and rightly so. Nowhere else in Britain in the modern era, or indeed in Europe, did civil order break down over such a wide area, or for such a long time. For more than a century the hoof-beats of countless raiding parties drummed over the border. From Dumfriesshire to the high wastes of East Cumbria, from ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Birlinn General
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780274454
SKU
V9781780274454
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About Alistair Moffat
Alistair Moffat was born and raised in Kelso. He took degrees at the universities of St Andrews, Edinburgh and London and played rugby for Kelso and his universities. In 1976 he took charge of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as it grew into the largest arts festival in the world. He now lives in Selkirk.
Reviews for The Reivers: The Story of the Border Reivers
'This is a page-turning history, lucidly written, and it is enhanced by a selection of five famous Border ballads. One of the best reads of the year, without doubt'
Hamish Coghill
Scottish Life
'It is the passion and pride in the land of his birth that shine through in this superb new work'
Southern Reporter
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Hamish Coghill
Scottish Life
'It is the passion and pride in the land of his birth that shine through in this superb new work'
Southern Reporter
... Read more