Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush

Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush is a collection of short stories written by Scottish author Ian Maclaren. The book was first published in 1894 and quickly became a bestseller, cementing Maclaren's place as one of Scotland's most beloved writers. The stories are set in the fictional town of Drumtochty, which is based on Maclaren's own childhood home in Perthshire. They offer a glimpse into the lives of the town's residents, who are mostly farmers and laborers. The stories are heartwarming and often humorous, but also deal with serious themes like poverty, illness, and death. The title of the book comes from a line in one of the stories, where a character describes the beauty of the Scottish countryside: ""Beside the bonnie brier bush, in the blooming heather, there's a song that rises up to the blue sky from the heart of Drumtochty."" Maclaren's writing is known for its vivid descriptions of rural life in Scotland, and his characters are often based on real people he knew. The book is considered a classic of Scottish literature and is still widely read today.1895. Ian Maclaren is the pen name of Dr. John Watson, a popular preacher and able minister. He published a number of religious works under his own name, but as Ian Maclaren he was known as a leading member of the Kailyard School of Scottish fiction which came into being towards the end of the nineteenth century. Maclaren's first work in this genre, is this volume, Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush. Contents: Domsie; A Highland Mystic; His Mother's Sermon; The Transformation of Lachlan Campbell; The Cunning Speech of Drumtochty; A Wise Woman; A Doctor of the Old School. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.