Glasgow in 1901 [Facsimile] [Paperback]

James Hamilton Muir (Author), James Bone (Author), Archibald Hamilton Charteris (Author), Muirhead Bone (Author), Perilla Kinchin (Introduction), James Hamilton Muir (Author), Archibald Hamilton Charteris (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2002

Celebrating Glasgow at its height, at the dawn of the 20th century, this idiosyncratic and entertaining book vividly evokes a smoke-hazed and somber city, ringing and thundering with shipbuilding and other industries. Not beautiful, but alive and splendid. The young authors write with humor and passion. From the colorful backdrops of the quays, to the exhausted workers, to the ever-active "city man," the pages are alive with Glasgow scenes and types. The book is liberally illustrated by the pen drawings of Muirhead Bone. An introduction by Perilla Kinchin presents new material on the authors and briefly traces the city's changes in the last century.

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About the Author

James Hamilton Muir was the pseudonym of three young Glasgow men. James Bone (1872-1962) worked in a shipping office before becoming a journalist. He had a distinguished career with the Manchester Guardian and became its London editor from 1912 to 1945. Archibald Hamilton Charteris (1874-1940) studied law at the University of Glasgow. In 1920 he emigrated to a chair of international law at Sydney University in Australia. Muirhead Bone (1876-1953) was a gifted writer who became one of Scotland's leading artists. Influenced by James McNeill Whistler, he became an important figure in the revival of etching. Perilla Kinchin received a degree in classics at Cambridge and an M.A. at the University of Victoria, British Columbia. She has taught at Trinity College and Merton College. She is the author of Glasgow's Great Exhibitions. She lives in Oxford, England.

Product Details

• Paperback: 328 pages
• Publisher: White Cockade Publishing; Second edition edition (April 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1873487096
• ISBN-13: 978-1873487099
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.9 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,208,914 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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