National Galleries of Scotland Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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The Last Born
John FedorkaNational Galleries of ScotlandSee the UK premiere of Alberta Whittle's film ‘Lagareh – The Last Born’. The screening will be followed by a conversation between Alberta & Dr Peggy Brunache, lecturer in the history of Atlantic slavery at @UofGlasgow 🕕 6-8pm 🎫 Book your free tickets: https://t.co/tLdKyyl1QN https://t.co/FT1o0vWTBM
Paperback, 2018
$15.99Member price:$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Edinburgh
Robert Louis StevensonNational Galleries of ScotlandHis poor health meant that Edinburgh-born Stevenson was always in search of a warmer climate. ☔️ ➡️ ☀️This eventually led him to Samoa, where he died at the age of 44. 📷 'Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850 - 1894. Essayist, poet and novelist (at Vailima)' about 1894, Unknown. https://t.co/DmXry7SCeS
Paperback, 2017
$6.63Member price:$3.32 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Stories by English Authors: Scotland
James Matthew BarrieNational Galleries of Scotland🏴 Scottish artist, Sir Francis Grant, was born #OnThisDay in 1803. Sir Walter Scott, featured in the painting, helped re-brand Scotland’s image and led to a revival of tartan and kilts: https://t.co/S1STYm2DQG https://t.co/BUIiio5CGf
Hardcover, 2017
$30.95Member price:$27.85 + Free shipping10% off
The World's Wife: Poems
Carol Ann DuffyNational Galleries of ScotlandDid you read Carol Ann Duffy poems at school? 📝 This week’s #WomensHistoryMonth choice for #OnlineArtExchange features the Glasgow-born poet: https://t.co/ulOdIYNrUg ‘Air and Light A portrait of Carol Ann Duffy’ by Clae Eastgate (2016). © Clae Eastgate. https://t.co/OHbC2AKRgr
Paperback, 2001
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Works of the Most Reverend Father in God, William Laud, Sometime Lord Archbishop of Canterbury Volume 5: 2
William LaudNational Galleries of ScotlandGuess the film using these two clues📽️ 1: 'The Cut finger' by Abraham Raimbach (1819). 2: 'A Donkey' by William Bell Scott. No plot spoilers in your replies, pls x https://t.co/E0F1doqANW
Hardcover, 2016
$34.95Member price:$31.45 + Free shipping10% off
River Spirit
Leila AboulelaNational Galleries of ScotlandWould you like to speak to an author about taking inspiration from artwork? Leila Aboulela will speak about her new book River Spirit on Tuesday 18 July 12.45-1.30pm at the National 📚 The talk will be followed by a signing. FREE tickets here ➡ https://t.co/dwupIgrLeY
Paperback, 2024
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Treasure Island
Robert Louis StevensonNational Galleries of Scotland#BookWeekScotland starts today! 🏝️ And seeing as 'Treasure Island' was first published #OnThisDay in 1883, here's a portrait of a young Robert Louis Stevenson to mark its big 1-3-9 🥳 📷 'Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850 - 1894. Essayist, Poet and Author' about 1874, John Moffat https://t.co/1fNCiCnHBo
Paperback, Mass Market, 2016
$4.95Member price:$2.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Grayson Perry: Smash Hits
Grayson PerryNational Galleries of ScotlandWe cannot wait for late July as Grayson Perry: Smash Hits, opens at the National on Saturday 22 July ⏰ Explore, sex, punk, and counterculture, amongst other things, in the most unlikely and polite of artforms 🎉 Secure your ticket via the link➡ https://t.co/kj78joYQI3 https://t.co/AU9WmcVD9l
Paperback, 2023
$50.00Member price:$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
On This Day: A History of the World in 366 Days
DKNational Galleries of ScotlandScottish author Mollie Hunter was born #OnThisDay in 1922.🎂 Best known for her fantasy and historical novels for children, Hunter maintained that her upbringing in East Lothian was always at the heart of her writing.🖊️ This portrait from 1988 is by Elizabeth Blackadder. https://t.co/vvSYaDUD6Y
Hardcover, 2021
$24.99Member price:$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Treasure Island: The Novel that have Fired the Imaginations of Generations of Readers
Robert Louis StevensonNational Galleries of Scotland#BookWeekScotland starts today! 🏝️ And seeing as 'Treasure Island' was first published #OnThisDay in 1883, here's a portrait of a young Robert Louis Stevenson to mark its big 1-3-9 🥳 📷 'Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850 - 1894. Essayist, Poet and Author' about 1874, John Moffat https://t.co/1fNCiCnHBo
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