Neil Munro (1863 – 1930), a native of Inveraray, was a journalist by profession and for many years was the editor of the Glasgow Evening News. He is best known for his comic tales about Para Handy, but he also produced a number of historical and contemporary novels, as well as poetry and non-fiction.
36 Ebooks de Neil Munro
Neil Munro: Para Handy
Para Handy has been sailing his way into the affections of generations of Scots since he first weighed anchor in the pages of the Glasgow Evening News in 1905. The master mariner and his crew – Dougi …
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Neil Munro: The Daft Days
THE town’s bell rang through the dark of the winter morning with queer little jolts and pauses, as if Wanton Wully Oliver, the ringer, had been jovial the night before. A blithe New-Year-time bell; a …
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Neil Munro: Jaunty Jock
THE last of the West Bow balls before Lady Charlotte ran away with her dancing-master was on a dirty evening in November. Edinburgh was all day wrapped in haar, and now came rain that made the gutter …
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Neil Munro: Doom Castle
Excerpt: "It was an afternoon in autumn, with a sound of wintry breakers on the shore, the tall woods copper-colour, the thickets dishevelled, and the nuts, in the corries of Ardkinglas, the bra …
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Neil Munro: Erchie My Droll Friend
Excerpt: "On Sundays he is the beadle of our church; at other times he waits. In his ecclesiastical character there is a solemn dignity about his deportment that compels most of us to call him M …
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Neil Munro: Daft Days
Excerpt: "The town’s bell rang through the dark of the winter morning with queer little jolts and pauses, as if Wanton Wully Oliver, the ringer, had been jovial the night before. A blithe New-Ye …
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Neil Munro: Jaunty Jock, and other Stories
Excerpt: "The last of the West Bow balls before Lady Charlotte ran away with her dancing-master was on a dirty evening in November. Edinburgh was all day wrapped in haar, and now came rain that …
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Neil Munro: John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman and the Little Wars of Lorn
Excerpt: "To read this tale, dear Hugh, without any association of its incidents with the old respectable chronicles of the Historians is what I should wish you could always do. That is the happ …
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Neil Munro: Lost Pibroch and other Sheiling Stories
Excerpt: "To the make of a piper go seven years of his own learning and seven generations before. If it is in, it will out, as the Gaelic old-word says; if not, let him take to the net or sword. …
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Neil Munro: Shoes of Fortune
Excerpt: "It is an odd thing, chance-the one element to baffle the logician and make the scheming of the wisest look as foolish in the long run as the sandy citadel a child builds upon the shore …
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Neil Munro: Gillian the Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure
Excerpt: "Rain was beating on the open leaf of plane and beech, and rapping at the black doors of the ash-bud, and the scent of the gean-tree flourish hung round the road by the river, vague, sw …
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Ian Mcallister & Neil Munro: Authoritarian Powers
The statistics detailing the socioeconomic growth of Russia and China are impressive. On some projections, China will be the world’s largest economy by 2050, and Russia will be the sixth largest. Yet …
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Ian Mcallister & Neil Munro: Authoritarian Powers
The statistics detailing the socioeconomic growth of Russia and China are impressive. On some projections, China will be the world’s largest economy by 2050, and Russia will be the sixth largest. Yet …
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Neil Munro: The Lost Pibroch, and other Sheiling Stories
In ‘The Lost Pibroch, and other Sheiling Stories, ‘ Neil Munro explores the rich tapestry of Scottish folklore through a lens that captures the essence of rural life and the lyrical quality of the Ga …
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Neil Munro: Gilian The Dreamer: His Fancy, His Love and Adventure
In ‘Gilian The Dreamer: His Fancy, His Love and Adventure, ‘ Neil Munro crafts a vivid narrative that intertwines fantasy and reality. Set against the backdrop of the Scottish landscape, the novel fo …
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Neil Munro: John Splendid: The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn
In ‘John Splendid: The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn, ‘ Neil Munro masterfully weaves a rich tapestry of 17th-century Scottish life through the eyes of his titular character, …
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Neil Munro: Erchie, My Droll Friend
In ‘Erchie, My Droll Friend, ‘ Neil Munro crafts a captivating narrative that captures the wit and charm of the Scottish character through the semi-autobiographical adventures of Erchie, a loveable r …
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Neil Munro: The Daft Days
In ‘The Daft Days, ‘ Neil Munro masterfully captures the spirit of post-Edwardian Scotland through a series of interconnected stories that reveal the quirks and idiosyncrasies of rural life. Munro’s …
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Neil Munro: Doom Castle
In ‘Doom Castle, ‘ Neil Munro weaves a captivating narrative that blends elements of mystery and adventure with rich historical context. Set in the rugged Scottish Highlands, this novel intricately d …
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Neil Munro: The Shoes of Fortune
Neil Munro’s ‘The Shoes of Fortune’ is a remarkable exploration of fate, desire, and the intricacies of human relationships set against the backdrop of early 20th-century Scotland. Through a deft ble …
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Neil Munro: Bud
Set against the backdrop of the Scottish Highlands, Neil Munro’s ‘Bud’ intricately weaves together themes of familial bonds, love, and the complexities of identity. The narrative unfolds through the …
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Neil Munro: Para Handy Tales — The Vital Spark
In ‘Para Handy Tales ‘Äî The Vital Spark, ‘ Neil Munro invites readers into the whimsical world of Para Handy, the charmingly roguish character who navigates life aboard the Vital Spark, a decrepit y …
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Neil Munro: In Highland Harbours with Para Handy
In ‘In Highland Harbours with Para Handy, ‘ Neil Munro presents a vivid tapestry of life along the western Scottish coast through the lens of Para Handy, the charismatic and shrewd captain of The Vit …
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Neil Munro: John Splendid: The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn
In Neil Munro’s novel ‘John Splendid: The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn’, readers are transported to the beauty and ruggedness of 17th century Scotland. Munro’s descriptive pr …
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Neil Munro: Para Handy Tales — The Vital Spark
In ‘Para Handy Tales – The Vital Spark’ by Neil Munro, readers are introduced to a collection of delightful and humorous stories set along the Scottish waterways. Written in a charming and witty styl …
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Neil Munro: Doom Castle
Neil Munro’s ‘Doom Castle’ is a gripping tale set in the historical context of 16th-century Scotland, filled with political intrigue, familial betrayal, and a hint of the supernatural. Munro’s writin …
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Neil Munro: In Highland Harbours with Para Handy
In ‘In Highland Harbours with Para Handy’, Neil Munro takes readers on a delightful journey through the Scottish highlands aboard the Vital Spark. Through a series of interconnected short stories, Mu …
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Neil Munro: John Splendid: The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn
John Splendid: The Tale of a Poor Gentleman and the Little Wars of Lorn by Neil Munro is a humble yet affectionate novel about a young man back from college on the verge of returning to his small, co …
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Neil Munro: Para Handy Tales — The Vital Spark
The ‘Para Handy Tales’ is a collection of sea adventure tales written by author Neil Munro. Para Handy is the crafty Gaelic skipper of the Vital Spark, a steamboat of the sort that delivered goods fr …
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Neil Munro: In Highland Harbours with Para Handy
In Highland Harbors with Para Handy by Neil Munro is the story of Irish ship captain Para Handy and his mischievous band of Irish seamen. Neil and his gang get into hijinks on this lovely boat advent …
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Neil Munro: Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love And Adventure
Neil Munro’s "Gilian the Dreamer: His Fancy, His Love, and Adventure" is a compelling tale approximately the principle character, Gilian, a younger man with a strong creativeness and a choi …
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Neil Munro: John Splendid The Tale Of A Poor Gentleman, And The Little Wars Of Lorn
"John Splendid: The Tale Of A Poor Gentleman, And The Little Wars Of Lorn" by Neil Munro is a captivating historical fiction novel deeply rooted in Scottish literature. Munro’s narrative de …
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