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The History of Orkney Literature
Language: en
Pages: 224
Authors: Simon Hall
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010 - Publisher: John Donald Publishers

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Since the middle ages, Orkney has proved remarkable for the volume and the quality of its literary output. From the skalds and sagamen of the Viking age, throug
Orkneyinga Saga
Language: en
Pages: 260
Authors:
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1981-07-30 - Publisher: Penguin

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Written around AD 1200 by an unnamed Icelandic author, the Orkneyinga Saga is an intriguing fusion of myth, legend and history. The only medieval chronicle to h
The Boy with the Bronze Axe
Language: en
Pages: 167
Authors: Kathleen Fidler
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-04-19 - Publisher: Floris Books

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Kathleen Fidler's classic story is set in the ancient Stone Age village of Skara Brae on Orkney. This is a fascinating and vividly portrayed story of life nearl
Orkney
Language: en
Pages: 147
Authors: Amy Sackville
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-04-01 - Publisher: Catapult

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“A haunting novel” about sex and obsession, set off the coast of Scotland and “full of otherworldly emotion and strange impulses” (Marie Claire). A prof
An Orkney Tapestry
Language: en
Pages: 304
Authors: George Mackay Brown
Categories: Orkney (Scotland)
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-06-03 - Publisher: Polygon

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First published in 1969, An Orkney Tapestry, George Mackay Brown's seminal work, is a unique look at Orkney through the eye of a poet. Originally commissioned b