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The Fanatic A no.An impressive debut from an exciting new Scottish voice – a stunning novel about history, identity and redemption.Through the story of two moments in history, ‘The Fanatic’ is
| Title | : | The Fanatic |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.54 (510 Votes) |
| Id Book | : | 1841151890 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2001-04-02 |
| Type File | : | PDF, DOC, RTF, ePub |
An impressive debut from an exciting new Scottish voice – a stunning novel about history, identity and redemption. A no. 2 best-seller in Scotland.It is Spring 1997 and Hugh Hardie needs a ghost for his Tours of Old Edinburgh. Andrew Carlin is the perfect candidate. So, with cape, stick and a plastic rat, Carlin is paid to pretend to be the spirit of Colonel Weir and to scare the tourists. But who is Colonel Weir, executed for witchcraft in 1670.In his research, Carlin is drawn into the past, in particular to James Mitchel, the fanatic and co-congregationist of Weir’s, who was tried in 1676 for the attempted assassination of the Archbishop of St Andrews, James Sharp.Through the story of two moments in history, ‘The Fanatic’ is an extraordinary history of Scotland. It is also the story of betrayals, witch hunts, Puritan exiles, stolen meetings, lost memories, smuggled journeys and talking mirrors which will confirm James Robertson as a distinctive and original Sc
James Robertson is a journalist, critic and poet. He is the author of two collections of short stories, ‘Close’ and ‘The Ragged Man’s Complaint’, and a collection of Scottish ghost stories. His first novel, ‘The Fanatic’, was published in 2001 and his second, ‘Joseph Knight’ in 2003. He lives in Fife.
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Mirabel wants Charlie Anne to stay away from Phoebe, instead making Charlie Anne listen to The Charm of Fine Manners, a book designed to teach Charlie Anne to be a proper young lady and succeed in life. However it was not to last, although not covered in this book, Rommel regrouped with reinforcements and by 29th of Janurary had recaptured Benghazi. 237-238).
They also conclude that "Our judgment - based on the available evidence and commonsense considerations - is that, in most instances, the positive effects of school selectivity override the negative consequences of lower class rank" (p.259). Espenshade and Radford also painstakingly cite a range of scholarly work that adds great credibility to their analysis.
As an admission professional, I find "No Longer Separate, Not Yet Equal" to be thought-provoking and intellectually accessible. The title of
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