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The Scottish poet Thomas Campbell made Polish independence the cause of his life. Another Scottish example was the response to the failure of the 1831 rising against Russia: a colossal Whig banquet in Edinburgh’s Assembly Rooms which was planned as a...

These are wonderful times for black female writers, mostly because of the internet. It has reconfigured how we present ourselves to the world at large, as well as bringing previously marginalised social groups and writing to the fore in ways hitherto...

Immersion was closed for reasons by the Duolingo You might like to check out: https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/34237577 about news from Duocon, and things Duo is up to. There are though some other resources you might like to check out. Such as: https://podcast.duolingo.com/...

We now know the names of the 20 fossil fuel companies whose relentless exploitation of the world’s oil, gas and coal reserves can be directly linked to more than one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions in the modern era. They are the usual dreary roll...

Literary festivals give readers the opportunity to see their favourite authors – but they're also a chance for authors to meet their heroes too. There are a few writers whose gifts make you curious about their public persona, So it will be intriguing...

Scots Gaelic has had a colourful history. It has declined from a position of strength in the the early tenth or eleventh century where the bulk of the population spoke Gaelic, to a situation now, where about 1.6% of the population speak it. It would be...

Scottish Gaelic has been erased from history to the extent that most people with Gaelic ancestry are unaware of their own linguistic and cultural heritage. Gaelic revitalisation is about overcoming the damage done through miseducation, discrimination,...

When asked about not being given the Nobel Prize, Graham Greene said that he looked forward to a greater Prize - which was Death. And indeed it is the years ahead that determine an author's standing, which can fluctuate beyond the grave, what with the...

Scottish Gaelic is spoken in Scotland (Alba), mainly in the Highlands (a' Ghaidhealtachd) and in the Western Isles (Na h-Eileanan an Iar), but also in Glasgow (Glaschu), Edinburgh (Dùn Eideann) and Inverness (Inbhir Nis). There are also small Gaelic-speaking...

Edinburgh events as Krakow have an International Book Festival At the same time that the Krakow International Book Festival will soon start we hear from Edinburgh that they will also have another new winter event with Tom Fletcher, songwriter and lead...

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