Nan Shepherd's Correspondence, 1920-80 / edited by Kerri Andrews.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Andrews, Kerri, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authors, Scottish--20th century--Correspondence.

Authors, Scottish.

Shepherd, Nan--Correspondence.

Shepherd, Nan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh, Scotland : Edinburgh University Press Ltd, [2024]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The first ever edition of Nan Shepherd's correspondence, featuring two hundred and fifty lettersThe first ever edition of Nan Shepherd's correspondenceIncludes all available letters to and from Shepherd sent over a career of 60 yearsHelpful annotations help the reader navigate the details of Shepherd's worldRecognised now as one of the most important voices to emerge from Scotland's literary 'Renaissance' in the 1930s, the full extent of Nan Shepherd's considerable cultural significance is revealed only in the letters she sent and received over the course of her long life and extraordinary career. Including letters from Neil Gunn, Hugh MacDiarmid, Jessie Kesson, Helen B. Cruickshank, Agnes Mure Mackenzie and many more, this edition documents Shepherd's emergence as a celebrated novelist in the 1920s and 30s, her quieter years editing the Aberdeen University Review, and the composition of what would, eventually, be her most famous work, The Living Mountain. With an introduction, annotations and biographical sketches, Nan Shepherd's Correspondence brings you into Nan Shepherd's world as one of the most influential literary figures of her generation.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Nan Shepherd's Correspondence: 1920-1980. Part 1

Nan Shepherd's Correspondence: 1920-1980. Part 2

Biographical Sketches

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 09. Dez 2023)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4744-8759-9