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ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Freight Books

FORMAT: Electronic book text

ISBN: 9781908754905

RRP: £7.99

PAGES: 96

PUBLICATION DATE:
May 25, 2015

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So You Think You Know Scotland?: Extrordinary Facts About the Best Small Country in the World

Adrian Searle

Judith Hastie

Did you know Morris dancing was just as popular in Scotland as it was in England from the 15th to the 17th century until it was banned by the Church of Scotland? Did you know 11 percent of all Nobel prizes have been awarded to Scotsmen? Did you know Scotland has the highest proportion of redheads in the world? Sometimes those places that seem most familiar to us are actually more alien that we think. Take a journey with us through the weird, wonderful and downright bizarre facts of Scottish life, culture and heritage. With stunning full colour illustrations by award-winning artist Judith Hastie, we guarantee that you will be surprised and maybe even a little shocked by what you learn about those neighbours you thought you knew

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Adrian Searle

Adrian Searle works in design and publishing, edits literary magazine Gutter, and has edited a number of award-winning anthologies of new writing. He commissioned and co-wrote the award-winning graphic novel Dougie’s War and, with Judith Hastie created 101 Uses of a Dead Kindle, which won two Scottish Design Awards, and If Dogs Could Swear. Adrian is the author of Look Up Edinburgh and the co-author with David Barbour of Look Up Glasgow and Look Up London. Judith Hastie is a graduate of Edinburgh College of Art and has been an artist and illustrator for a number of years, her work regularly appearing in magazines, books and advertising. She provided the illustrations for 101 Uses of a Dead Kindle.