Antique Beside the Bonnie Briar Bush and other stories 1895 by Ian Maclaren

Description: Antique Beside the Bonnie Briar Bush and other stories 1895 by Ian MaclarenBeside the Bonnie Brier Bush is a book of short stories by Ian Maclaren published in 1894. It became a hugely popular bestseller. It is considered to be part of the Kailyard School of Scottish Literature. A kailyaird is comparable to a cabbage patch and refers to a kitchen garden as might be found adjacent to a cottage.] The title, Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush, references the Jacobite song "There grows a bonnie bush in our Kailyard". Publishers Weekly reported it as the bestselling novel in the U.S. during 1895 and the 10th bestselling novel during 1896.The stories in the book recount some of MacLaren's experiences as a Free Church minister in rural Perthshire and blends humor and pathos with racy Scottish dialogue.Rev. John Watson, known by his pen name Ian Maclaren, was a Scottish author and theologian. He was born in Manningtree, Essex, and educated at Stirling and at Edinburgh University, later studying theology at New College, Edinburgh, and at Tübingen.In 1874 he became a minister of the Free Church of Scotland and assistant minister of Edinburgh Barclay Church. Subsequently he was minister at Ladiamond in Perthshire and at Glasgow, and in 1880 he became minister of Sefton Park Presbyterian Church, Liverpool, from which he retired in 1905.Maclaren's first stories of rural Scottish life, Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush (1894), achieved extraordinary popularity, selling more than 700 thousand copies, and were succeeded by other successful books, The Days of Auld Lang Syne (1895), Kate Carnegie and those Ministers (1896), and Afterwards and other Stories (1898). He is now considered to be one of the principal writers of the Kailyard school, characterized by sanitized and sentimental representations or rural life.Under his own name John Watson published several volumes of sermons, among them being The Upper Room (1895), The Mind of the Master (1896) and The Potter's Wheel (1897).Thanks for looking. Please review the attached pictures and do not hesitate to message me with questions. Don't forget to check out my other listings as I'm always happy to combine shipping to reduce costs. When making multiple purchases please put items in your shopping cart and request an invoice before paying. (The invoice request only works on your PC, not your phone App.) I ship promptly and more than 50% of my material is reused or recycled. U.S. shipping charges are stated in each listing and are determined by weight, size of package, shipping material and distance. Please check my feedback from all my satisfied customers. Payment is expected within 4 days of auction closing and feedback is given after package is received. Normally packages are mailed in 1-2 days after payment. I want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Unless I have made an error in the listing-Buyer pays return shipping fees. No combined shipping or returns on International or third-Party shipping.

Price: 7.96 USD

Location: Mount Vernon, Ohio

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