In Byways of Scottish History
Louis A. Barbé, a Frenchman who settled in Scotland and wrote much about its past, published In Byways of Scottish History in 1912. Instead of the high road of battles and reigns, he follows side paths: the four Marys who attended Mary, Queen of Scots, a forged song attributed to the queen, a suppressed satire, the first Stuart tragedy, the chapel of Loretto, the Isle of May, the patron saint of Edinburgh, the Rock of Dumbarton, James VI as statesman and poet, the ballad of Kinmont Willie, a raid on the Wee Cumbrae, riotous Glasgow, the old Scottish army and the myth of the long-tailed Englishman. Curious and good-humored, these essays reward anyone who enjoys the corners of history. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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