No Language! No Nation! the life and times of the Honourable Ruaraidh Erskine of Marr
| Author | : Gerard Cairns |
| Publisher | : Rymour Books |
| Total Pages | : 200 |
| Release | : 2021-06-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781919628646 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1919628649 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (649 Downloads) |
Download or read book No Language! No Nation! the life and times of the Honourable Ruaraidh Erskine of Marr written by Gerard Cairns and published by Rymour Books. This book was released on 2021-06-30 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Honourable Ruaraidh Erskine of Marr led a life very much on the move. He has left us no personal papers, although his stamp is across the personal papers of many others, and he has been written about by several eminent scholars. Erskine had his supporters, most notably the historian and Gaelic language activist, Seumas Mac A’ Ghobhainn, who hailed him as a ‘forgotten Gaelic patriot’. He has had his critics too: the BBC’s Andrew Marr, wrote that ‘in colloquial terms he was a bit of a nutter’. However, Hugh MacDiarmid said regarding Erskine: ‘Justice will be done to him yet with a biography’. This is it and it is long overdue.
