Birlinn (publisher)
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Imprints
Birlinn Limited is composed of a number of imprints, including:
- Birlinn, which publishes Scottish interest books, from biography to history, military history and Scottish Gaelic. (Its name comes from the old Norse word Script error: No such module "Lang"., meaning a long boat or small galley with 12 to 18 oars, used especially in the Hebrides and West Highlands of Scotland in the Middle Ages.[3])
- Polygon Books, which publishes literary fiction and poetry, both classic and modern, from Scottish writers such as Robin Jenkins, George Mackay Brown, and the author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Alexander McCall Smith. It was founded in the late 1960s by students of the University of Edinburgh.[4]
- Mercat Press, founded in 1970 and acquired by Birlinn in 2007, which publishes walking and climbing guides. (Mercat is the Scots language word for "market" or "trade".[5])
- John Donald, publishing academic books about Scotland.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Notable authors and works
- Alexander McCall Smith[6]
- Love in the Time of Bertie (2021)
- The People's City (2022)
- Martin C. Strong[7]
- The Great Folk Discography, Vol. 1: Pioneers & Early Legends (2010)
- The Great Folk Discography, Vol. 2: The Next Generation (2011)
- Andy Wightman
- The Poor Had No Lawyers (Third Edition, 2015)[8]
References
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- ↑ Royalsoced.org.uk
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- ↑ Polygon Publishers
- ↑ Mercat - definition of Mercat by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia
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- ↑ Folklib.net
- ↑ Combe, M. M. (2011). Review of Andy Wightman, 'The Poor had no Lawyers: Who Owns Scotland (and how they got it)'. Environmental Law Review, 13(3), 242-243. https://doi.org/10.1350/enlr.2011.13.3.131
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External links
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