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ASSOCIATION FOR SCOTTISH LITERARY STUDIES Publications Gifford, D. ed., The Three Perils of Man. War, Women and Witchcraft, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 1 (1972) Turnbull, A. ed., The Poems of John Davidson. Vol. I, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 2 (1973) Turnbull, A. ed., The Poems of John Davidson. Vol. II, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 3 (1973) Kinghorn, A.M.; Law, A. eds., Poems by Allan Ramsay and Robert Fergusson, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 4 (1974) Gordon, I.A. ed., The Member: an Autobiography. By John Galt, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 5 (1975) MacDonald, R.H. ed., Poems and Prose. By William Drummond of Hawthornden, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 6 (1976) Ruddick, W. ed., Peter’s Letters to his Kinsfolk. By John Gibson Lockhart, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 7 (1977) Gordon, I.A. ed., Selected Short Stories. By John Galt, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 8 (1978) Daiches, D., ed., Selected Political Writings and Speeches.By Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 9 (1979) Hewitt, D. ed., Scott on Himself. A Selection of the autobiographical writings of Sir Walter Scott, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 10 (1981) Reid, D. ed., The Party-Coloured Mind. Prose relating to the conflict of church and state in seventeenth century Scotland, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 11 (1982) Mack, D.S. ed., Selected stories and sketches. By James Hogg, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 12, Edinburgh (1982) Jack, R.D.S.; Lyall, R.J. eds., The Jewel. By Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 13 (1983) Wilson, P.J. ed., Ringan Gilhaize, or the covenantors. By John Galt, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 14 (1984) Gray, M.K. ed., Selected short stories of the supernatural. By Margaret Oliphant, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 15 (1985) Groves, D. ed., Selected Poems and Songs of James Hogg, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 16 (1986) Buthlay, K. ed., A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle by Hugh McDiarmid, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 17 (1987) Leitch, R. ed., The Book of Sandy Stewart, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 18 (1988) Lindsay, M.; Scott, A. eds., The Comic Poems of William Tennant, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 19 (1989) Lindsay, M. ed., The Youth and Manhood of Cyril Thornton, by Thomas Hamilton, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 20 (1990) Butter, P. ed., The Complete Poems of Edwin Muir, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 21 (1991) Alexander, J.H. ed., The Tavern Sages: Selections from the ‘Noctes Ambrosianae’, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 22 (1992) Thomson, D.S. ed., Gallic Poetry in the Eighteenth Century, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 23 (1993) Anderson, C. ed., Flemington, by Violet Jacob, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 24 (1994) Szechi, D.. ed., ‘Scotland’s Ruine’: Lockhart of Carnwath’s Memoirs of the Union, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 25 (1995) MacLaine, A.H., The Christis Kirk Tradition: Scots Poems of Folk and Festivity, c.1430-1786, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 26 (1996) Bawcutt, P. ed., The Poems of William Dunbar. Vol. I, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 27 (1997) Bawcutt, P. ed., The Poems of William Dunbar. Vol. II, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 28 (1998) McMillan, D. ed., The Scotswoman at Home and Abroad, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 29 (1999) Hadley Williams, J. ed., Sir David Lyndsay, Selected Poems, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 30 (2000) Whyte, C. ed., Sorley MacLean, Dàin do Eimhir, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 31 (2001) Monnickendam, A. ed., Christian Isobel Johnstone, Clan-Albin, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 32 (2002) McCulloch, M.P., Modernism and Nationalism: Literature and Society in Scotland, 1918-1939: source documents for the Scottish Renaissance, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 33 (2003) Corbett, J.; Findlay, B. eds., Serving Twa Maisters: five classic plays in Scots translation, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 34 (2004) Carruthers, G. ed., The Devil to Stage: five plays by James Bridie, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 35 (2005) Gordon, K. ed., Voices From Their Ain Countrie: the poems of Marion Angus and Violet Jacob, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 36 (2006) Findlay, B. ed., Scottish People’s Theatre: Plays by Glasgow Unity Writers, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 37 (2007) Perkins, P. ed., The Cottagers of Glenburnie by Elizabeth Hamilton, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 38 (2008) Burgess, M. ed., Makeshift & Hunger March, by Dot Allan, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 39 (2009) Scriven, A.M. ed., Kirsteen, by Margaret Oliphant, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 40 (2010) Killick T. ed., Traditional Tales of the English and Scottish Peasantry, by Allan Cunningham, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 41 (2011) McClure, J.D. ed., A Kist o Skinklan Things: Scots Poetry of the Scottish Renaissance, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 42 (2011) Other Publications Alison, J.; Renton, R. eds., Treasure Islands: Scottish Fiction for Young Readers aged 10-14, Association for Scottish Literary Studies (2003) Leask, N.; Riach, A., Stepping Westward: Inaugural Lectures, Association for Scottish Literary Studies (2008) Corbett, J.; Kay, C., Understanding Grammar in Scotland Today, Association for Scottish Literary Studies (2009) Crawford, T. ed., Sir Walter Scott, The Lady of the Lake, Association for Scottish Literary Studies (2010) Gray, W. ed., Fables by Robert Louis Stevenson, Association for Scottish Literary Studies (2011) Whyte, C. ed., An Cuilthionn 1939 / The Cuillin 1939 and Unpublished Poems by Somhairle MacGill-Eain / Sorley MacLean, Association for Scottish Literary Studies (2011) Occasional Papers Crawford, T. ed., Scottish Writing Today, Association for Scottish Literary Studies Occasional Papers, 1 (1972) Aitken, A.J. ed., Lowland Scots, Association for Scottish Literary Studies Occasional Papers, 2 (1973) McClure, J.D. ed., The Scots Language in Education, Association for Scottish Literary Studies Occasional Papers, 3 (1975) Aitken, A.J.; MacArthur, T. eds., Languages of Scotland, Association for Scottish Literary Studies Occasional Papers, 4 (1979) McClure, J.D., Minority Languages in Central Scotland, Association for Scottish Literary Studies Occasional Papers, 5 (1983) Alexander, J.H.; Hewitt, D. eds., Scott and his Influence, Association for Scottish Literary Studies Occasional Papers, 6 (1983) Riach, W.A.D. ed., A Galloway Glossary, Association for Scottish Literary Studies Occasional Papers, 7 (1984) Hughes, G. ed., Papers Given at the First James Hogg Society Conference, Association for Scottish Literary Studies Occasional Papers, 8 (1984) MacLachlan, C.; Robb, D.S. eds., Edwin Muir: Centenary Assessments, Association for Scottish Literary Studies Occasional Papers, 9 (1990) Alexander, J.H.; Hewitt, D. eds., Scott in Carnival: Selected papers from the 4th International Scott Conference, Edinburgh 1991, Association for Scottish Literary Studies Occasional Papers, 10 (1993) Rubenstein, J. comp., Sir Walter Scott: an Annotated Bibliography of Literature and Criticism 1975-90, Association for Scottish Literary Studies Occasional Papers, 11 (1994) Crawford, T. ed., Boswell in Scotland and Beyond, Association for Scottish Literary Studies Occasional Papers, 12 (1997) McCulloch, R.P.; Dunnigan, S.M. eds., A Flame in the Mearns: Lewis Grassic Gibbon a Centenary Celebration, Association for Scottish Literary Studies Occasional Papers, 13 (2003) MacLachlan, C. ed., Crossing the Highland Line: Cross-currents in Eighteenth-Century Scottish Writing, Association for Scottish Literary Studies Occasional Papers, 14 (2009) Dymock, E.; Palmer McCulloch, M. eds., Scottish and International Modernisms. Relationships and Reconfigurations, Association for Scottish Literary Studies Occasional Papers, 15 (2011) Brown, I., Literary Tourism, The Trossachs and Walter Scott, Association for Scottish Literary Studies Occasional Papers, 16 (2012) MacLachlan, C.; Pazdziora, J.P.; Stelle. G. eds., Rethinking Gorge MacDonald. Contexts and Contemporaries, Association for Scottish Literary Studies Occasional Papers, 17 (2013) Scotnotes List Young, D., Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s ‘Sunset Song’, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, Scotnotes (1986) Thomson, G., The Poetry of Edwin Morgan, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, Scotnotes (1986) Chrichton Smith, I., George Douglas Brown’s ‘The House With The Green Shutters’, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, Scotnotes (1988) Petrie, E., James Hogg’s ‘The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner’, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, Scotnotes (1988) Watson, R., The Poetry of Norman MacCaig, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, Scotnotes (1989) MacGillivray, A., George Mackay Brown’s ‘Greenvoe’, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, Scotnotes (1989) Robb, D.S., Muriel Spark’s ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, Scotnotes (1992) Blackburn, J., The Poetry of Iain Crichton Smith, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, Scotnotes (1993) Simpson, K., Robert Burns, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, Scotnotes (1994) Chrichton Smith, I., Robin Jenkins’s ‘The Cone
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