It is also the story of betrayals, witch hunts, Puritan exiles, stolen meetings, lost memories, smuggled journeys and talking mirrors which will confirm James Robertson as a distinctive and original Scottish writer. Through the story of two moments in history, ‘The Fanatic’ is an extraordinary history of Scotland. In his research, Carlin is drawn into the past, in particular to James Mitchel, the fanatic and co-congregationist of Weir’s, who was tried in 1676 for the attempted assassination of the Archbishop of St Andrews, James Sharp. But who is Colonel Weir, executed for witchcraft in 1670. FICTION: A Scottish professors obsessive quest for the truth about a fictionalized version of the Lockerbie bombing takes him halfway around the world. So, with cape, stick and a plastic rat, Carlin is paid to pretend to be the spirit of Colonel Weir and to scare the tourists. /rebates/2f97802411453332fProfessor-Truth-Robertson-James-02411453332fplp&. He is the author of several short story and poetry collections. and his most recent work, The Professor of Truth (2013). It is Spring 1997 and Hugh Hardie needs a ghost for his Tours of Old Edinburgh. James Robertson (born 1958) is a Scottish writer who grew up in Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire. James Robertson is one of Scotlands most significant modern writers, whose novels include. The impressive debut from an exciting new Scottish voice – a stunning novel about history, identity and redemption.
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