All you need to know about the last battle fought on the British mainland. The Jacobite army had just retreated from Derby to Inverness. They were tired and faced up against a Hanoverian army with lots of Scottish soldiers in their ranks. The result was a catastrophe for the Jacobites.
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Richard Flanagan - Toxic / Christos Tsiolkas - Damascus
Massive figures in Australian literature.
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I am just into the first few chapters of this book and it's already evident how detailed Magnusson's understanding of Scottish h...
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One of the very great myths of Culloden and the Scottish plight was the fact they were outgunned. This is not the case, as they had mor...
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What is clearly evident and comprehensible in Flanagan's work is this ability to capture real larrikin Australian-isms and the over...
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