This delightful collection with tales of roaming giants, marauding monks and weird witches will leave you awestruck. Enter into this mystical world of wonder and whimsy and be enthralled by all the magic, madness and mayhem in store!
This delightful collection with tales of roaming giants, marauding monks and weird witches will leave you awestruck. Enter into this mystical world of wonder and whimsy and be enthralled by all the magic, madness and mayhem in store!With wit and humour, award-winning author John Barrington intersperses history and legend, tradition and fable to create a compelling and entertaining collection of stories which will answer all your questions about Scottish folklore. (Source: Luath Press)
2008, ISBN: 1-905222-33-5
- - How did the Devil form the Whangie?
- - Where does the word 'blackmail' derive from?
- - Which church minister was away with the fairies?
- - How did Rob Roy defeat a troupe of Redcoats with an echo?
- - Where can you see the Heavenly Dancers?
The answers to all these questions can be found in Loch Lomond and The Trossachs, John Barrington's follow up to the bestselling Red Sky at Night. Here, Barrington draws upon his wealth of knowledge and experience of life in Loch Lomond and surrounding Trossachs area to create a compelling historical, mythological and linguistic A to Z of the region.
This is an insider's recommendation of all you should see in this, Scotland's first national park, if you truly wish to uncover its beauty and find out all it has to offer. From the enchantments of the Aberfoyle landscape to the locality of the Zygaena moth, Barrington's love of his subject shines through as he explores the sites, characters and wildlife that make this area so attractive to tourists, historians and etymologists alike. (Source: Luath Press)
2006, ISBN: 1-905222-42-4
This fascinating insight into a shepherd's life took Red Sky at Night to the top of the UK bestsellers charts on first publication. Now with this new Luath edition a new generation of readers can discover the rhythms of the seasons, spend the night on the hill and learn the mysteries of how shepherds communicate with their dogs. From the reviews the book has received, it might be that the old chant, red sky at night, shepherd's delight, could be reworked: Red Sky at Night, reader's delight! (Source: Luath Press)
1999, ISBN: 0-94-648760-X
This fascinating insight into a shepherd's life took Red Sky at Night to the top of the UK bestsellers charts on first publication. Now with this new Luath edition a new generation of readers can discover the rhythms of the seasons, spend the night on the hill and learn the mysteries of how shepherds communicate with their dogs. From the reviews the book has received, it might be that the old chant, red sky at night, shepherd's delight, could be reworked: Red Sky at Night, reader's delight! (Source: The above books are available from Amazon, Luath Press, all good bookshops or direct from John.
- - "The Red Fox, Friend or Foe? (What the Experts Say)" - available from the League Against Cruel Sports.
- - "Mystery & Fantasy Tour of Scotland" - (only in Japanese) ISBN: 4-7753-0232-9.
John also writes regular columns for several newspapers (including 'The Strathard News' and 'The Park Weekly News') and occasionally supplies features for others. He wrote his first feature article for 'The Aberdeen Press and Journal' in 1971; won an award for an article published in 'The Sunday Times' (1978) and went on to publish his first book, which is still in print, in 1984.
