George Douglas Brown was a Scottish novelist, best known for his highly influential realist novel The House with the Green Shutters (1901). This work, published the year before his death at age 33, is lauded for its raw realism and insightful portrayal of life in a Scottish village. Brown's distinctive style and his ability to capture complex human emotions left an indelible mark on literature.
Including 30 walks from 5 to 35 miles on less frequently used routes, this guide is for experienced walkers who enjoy the wilder areas and seek out the unusual features of Kinder Scout, Bleaklow, Black Hill and the Eastern Moors.
The brutish John Gourlay is a merchant in the village of Barbie, envied and resented by the villagers because of his success, which is symbolised in his prestigious house with green shutters. He dominates and bullies his family, in particular his gifted, sensitive but weak son. Ultimately, his refusal to acknowledge the arrival of the railway and to adapt to the increasing industrialisation of Ayrshire precipitates murder, suicide and his family's tragic downfall.
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What started out as a way to address dealing with parenting and, in particular, fatherhood, became a series of poems focused on familial roles and situations that are difficult to articulate, even among family members. The poems in Zero to Three mark both the change in the child and in the father, who is also a son himself.