--- product_id: 20682707 title: "A Scots Quair: The Mearns Trilogy" price: "HK$267" currency: HKD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.hk/products/20682707-a-scots-quair-the-mearns-trilogy store_origin: HK region: Hong Kong --- # Classic Scottish trilogy Vivid rural & industrial settings Historical depth pre & post WWI A Scots Quair: The Mearns Trilogy **Price:** HK$267 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🏴‍☠️ Own a piece of Scotland’s soul — where history, heart, and heritage collide! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** A Scots Quair: The Mearns Trilogy - **How much does it cost?** HK$267 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hk](https://www.desertcart.hk/products/20682707-a-scots-quair-the-mearns-trilogy) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Timeless Scottish Epic:** Dive into a trilogy that captures Scotland’s cultural and social transformation with unmatched literary finesse. - • **Rich, Authentic Dialect:** Experience the Scots language in its most vibrant and humorous form, bringing characters and community to life. - • **Immersive Historical Context:** From pastoral farm life to industrial upheaval and the Great War’s impact, this trilogy offers a panoramic view of a nation in flux. - • **Complex, Relatable Characters:** Follow Chris Guthrie, a groundbreaking female protagonist navigating love, loss, and change in early 20th-century Scotland. - • **Collector’s Choice - Good Condition:** Own a well-preserved used copy of a literary masterpiece that’s both a conversation starter and a cultural treasure. ## Overview A Scots Quair: The Mearns Trilogy is a critically acclaimed literary work by Lewis Grassic Gibbon, celebrated for its innovative use of Scots language and deep exploration of early 20th-century Scottish life. Centered on the unforgettable character Chris Guthrie, the trilogy spans rural traditions, industrial change, and the societal upheavals of the Great War and Depression. This used copy in good condition offers readers a chance to engage with one of Scotland’s most important cultural narratives. ## Description A Scots Quair is revolutionary - innovative in its form, deft and humorous in its use of the Scots language, courageous in its characterisation and politics. Central to the trilogy is Chris Guthrie, one of the most remarkable female characters in modern literature. In Sunset song, Gibbon's finest achievement, the reader follows Chris through her girlhood in a tight-knit Scottish farming community: the seasons, the weddings, the funerals, the grind of work, the gossip. As the Great War takes its toll, machines repalce the old way of life. Cloud Howe and Grey Granite take Chris from her rural homeland to life in an industrial Scotland and the desperate years of the Depression. The triology as a whole is a major achievment, a picture of society undergoing traumatic and far-reaching transformation. Always readable, never sentimental, A Scots Quair is one of the most important works of Scottish literature. Review: The Best of Scottish Literature.... - Brilliant, evocative, emotional -transported back to pre-WW1 N-E Scotland in an instant. The use of words vaguely understood in definition; but with clearly imparted meaning, is absorbing, as is the storyline. The characters are complete, the events iĺllustrated by a masterly use of language, and the relaying of the character of the land, the geography, and the era is stunning. Review: A Complex Trilogy Of Life in Scotland as Times Change - A Scots Quair is a classic story of life in rural Scotland. I fear that not too many readers today will have the stamina to stay with the tale through to the end. It is a complex story and the introduction of local dialect can further complicate things. This is by no means a quick read, but it makes a significant contribution by taking an in depth look at the life and times of local people facing world changing events. If you have ever visited the coast south of Aberdeen, you will recognize the settings immediately. This is not a book to read straight through, but it is well worth working on over time. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,060,803 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #9,328 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction #17,516 in Classic Literature & Fiction #32,187 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 200 Reviews | ## Images ![A Scots Quair: The Mearns Trilogy - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81GoRd5-z2L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Best of Scottish Literature.... *by D***E on November 15, 2016* Brilliant, evocative, emotional -transported back to pre-WW1 N-E Scotland in an instant. The use of words vaguely understood in definition; but with clearly imparted meaning, is absorbing, as is the storyline. The characters are complete, the events iĺllustrated by a masterly use of language, and the relaying of the character of the land, the geography, and the era is stunning. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Complex Trilogy Of Life in Scotland as Times Change *by I***L on December 4, 2016* A Scots Quair is a classic story of life in rural Scotland. I fear that not too many readers today will have the stamina to stay with the tale through to the end. It is a complex story and the introduction of local dialect can further complicate things. This is by no means a quick read, but it makes a significant contribution by taking an in depth look at the life and times of local people facing world changing events. If you have ever visited the coast south of Aberdeen, you will recognize the settings immediately. This is not a book to read straight through, but it is well worth working on over time. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Earthy, surprising and detailed. *by S***R on March 6, 2018* Very good read for glimpses of the changing life in Scotland circa WW1. 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