Reflections of Scotland

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"once you get the hang of it, and apprehend the type, it is a most beautiful and admirable little country." So judged the writer Henry James when his European travels brought him to Scotland in 1878. This stunning book gets "the hang of Scotland", which from a distance is almost as much a romantic idea as a real place on the map.While the pictures emphasis the country's visual drama and moody glamour, the accompanying text doesn't neglect the energetic spirit of its people past and present. There are short histories of those who have shaped the nation, the Celts, Picts Vikings and Clans, and mini-biographies of Scotland's creative celebrities like Robert Burns and Charles Rennie Mackintosh.As the beguiling images of Scotland's top photographers, and the eloquent style of Julie Davidson's prose journey through the lowlands, highlands, islands and cities, the pictures and words come together to entice visitors and residents alike to make their own discoveries in this glorious corner of northern Europe.