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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Edinburgh Univ Pr
Publication date
April 1, 1996
Pages
311
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780748606351
ISBN-10
0748606351
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.50 by 9.75 in.
Weight
1.60 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$130.00
Other format details
university press
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: In this collection of short stories Hogg focuses on the Scottish civil war of 1644-45, in which the Marquis of Montrose led his royalist forces in a series of stunning victories against the odds before his final defeat at Philiphaugh. Each of Hogg's five tales centres on one of the five major battles of Montrose's brilliant but ultimately futile campaign. Each tale is utterly different from the others in genre and tone, but taken together they build up a composite picture of what it was like to experience the 'anarchy and confusion' of the time at first hand. The importance of Tales of the Wars of Montrose was long obscured by the fact that the publisher of the first edition seriously mangled Hogg's text, not least by including an unrelated sixth tale in order to bulk out the collection to the commercially-expected norm of three volumes. Gillian Hughes has restored Hogg's coherent five-tale collection, and by returning to Hogg's manuscripts in preparing her edition she has made possible the first ap
Editions
Hardcover
from Bibliobazaar (August 30, 2008)
9780554415161 | details & prices | 204 pages | List price $28.99
This edition also contains Tales of the Wars of Montrose
About: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.
This edition also contains Tales of the Wars of Montrose
About: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.
Large print edition from Bibliobazaar (August 30, 2008)
9780554415048 | details & prices | 204 pages | List price $32.99
This edition also contains Tales of the Wars of Montrose
About: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.
This edition also contains Tales of the Wars of Montrose
About: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.
The price comparison is for this edition
from Edinburgh Univ Pr (April 1, 1996)
9780748606351 | details & prices | 311 pages | 6.50 × 9.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.60 lbs | List price $130.00
About: In this collection of short stories Hogg focuses on the Scottish civil war of 1644-45, in which the Marquis of Montrose led his royalist forces in a series of stunning victories against the odds before his final defeat at Philiphaugh.
About: In this collection of short stories Hogg focuses on the Scottish civil war of 1644-45, in which the Marquis of Montrose led his royalist forces in a series of stunning victories against the odds before his final defeat at Philiphaugh.
Paperback
from Bibliobazaar (August 30, 2008)
9780554415147 | details & prices | 204 pages | List price $17.99
This edition also contains Tales of the Wars of Montrose
About: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.
This edition also contains Tales of the Wars of Montrose
About: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.
Large print edition from Bibliobazaar (August 30, 2008)
9780554415086 | details & prices | 204 pages | List price $22.99
This edition also contains Tales of the Wars of Montrose
About: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.
This edition also contains Tales of the Wars of Montrose
About: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.
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