scotlit , 2 months ago A 🎂 🧵for John Galt (1779–1839), born #OTD, 2 May. His novels & short stories are sharp political satires & fascinating chronicles of Scottish life. Read our INTERNATIONAL COMPANION, ed Gerard Carruthers & Colin Kidd – also available online via Project MUSE #Scottish #literature #politics #satire #19thcentury #enlightenment 1/5 https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/companions/ic5/
A 🎂 🧵for John Galt (1779–1839), born #OTD, 2 May. His novels & short stories are sharp political satires & fascinating chronicles of Scottish life.
Read our INTERNATIONAL COMPANION, ed Gerard Carruthers & Colin Kidd – also available online via Project MUSE
#Scottish #literature #politics #satire #19thcentury #enlightenment 1/5 https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/companions/ic5/
scotlit OP , 2 months ago “I was in love with the book. In pure, ignorant defiance of the decree of the Iowa Writing School that controls almost all modern fiction, Galt tells without showing.” —Ursula K. Le Guin discusses John Galt’s ANNALS OF THE PARISH @bookstodon #Scottish #literature #satire #19thcentury #Enlightenment 2/5 https://www.publicbooks.org/b-sides-john-galts-annals-parish/
“I was in love with the book. In pure, ignorant defiance of the decree of the Iowa Writing School that controls almost all modern fiction, Galt tells without showing.”
—Ursula K. Le Guin discusses John Galt’s ANNALS OF THE PARISH
@bookstodon
#Scottish #literature #satire #19thcentury #Enlightenment 2/5 https://www.publicbooks.org/b-sides-john-galts-annals-parish/