Adam BlairThe Saltire Society, 2007 - 170 pages As well as a psychological study of a tormented soul, 'Adam Blair' throws light on Scottish society at the end of the 18th century when the rigidities of a puritanical past were slowly giving way to a more moderate and modern outlook. |
Contents
Section 1 | 1 |
Section 2 | 7 |
Section 3 | 13 |
Section 4 | 22 |
Section 5 | 29 |
Section 6 | 38 |
Section 7 | 43 |
Section 8 | 52 |
Section 14 | 111 |
Section 15 | 119 |
Section 16 | 126 |
Section 17 | 130 |
Section 18 | 139 |
Section 19 | 145 |
Section 20 | 149 |
Section 21 | 154 |
Section 9 | 63 |
Section 10 | 74 |
Section 11 | 83 |
Section 12 | 94 |
Section 13 | 103 |
Section 22 | 162 |
Section 23 | 167 |
Section 24 | 169 |
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