Overview
First published in 1935, Scottish Journey is a perceptive, subtle, and beautifully written account by one of Scotland's greatest modern writers of prose and poetry. Edwin Muir's journey took him from Edinburgh to the Lowlands, to Glasgow and the Highlands, and the book, while a masterpiece of travel writing, is also a quest for the real nature of Scottish identity.
Synopsis
First published in 1935, this is an account of Edwin Muir's journey around Scotland, from Edinburgh to the Lowlands, to Glasgow and the Highlands. The work is not just a piece of travel writing, it is also a quest for the real nature of Scottish identity.
Library Journal
Muir's account of a journey undertaken across his native land works as both a travel book and a social investigation into the nature of the Scottish people.