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The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
Written during the 1970s, John McGrath's winding, furious, innovative play tracks the economic history and exploitation of the Scottish Highlands from the post-Rebellion suppression of the clans to the story of the Clearances: in the nineteenth century, aristocratic landowners discovered the profitability of sheep farming, and forced a mass emigration of rural Highlanders, burning their houses in order to make way for the Cheviot sheep. The play follows the thread of capitalist and repressive exploitation through the estates of the stag-hunting landed gentry, to the 1970s rush for profit in the name of North Sea Oil. Described by the playwright as having a “ceilidh” format, The Cheviot, ...
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
Strathoykel, Sutherland. "When the Sheriff and his men arrived, the women were on the road and the men behind the walls. The women shouted 'Better to die here than America or the Cape of Good Hope'. The first blow was struck by a woman with a stick. The gentry leant out of their saddles and beat at the women's heads with their crops." (John McGrath)
The Story of Job and Job in a Cheviot Plaid
The book is in two parts. The first part, the Story of Job, is a translation and arrangement of the Book of Job extracted from the academic commentary on the Book previously published by Professor Gray. The second part, Job in a Cheviot Plaid, is a poem by him in the Scots language that paraphrases the story of Job in a Scottish setting. The two parts were arranged for publication together in this book by Professor Gray's son, Ian Gray. The story of Job is an ancient narrative poem from the Old Testament that deals with questions such as human suffering, faith and the sovereignty of God. Job is a prosperous God-fearing man whose faith is tested through various sufferings. He questions why he is being made to suffer. His three friends (“comforters”) try in vain to provide an answer to the question. In the end, Job appeals directly to God, who provides the answer, which Job humbly accepts and is restored to his former prosperity.
The Cheviot Sheep
Hardcover reprint of the original 1899 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9". No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner). The Cheviot Sheep. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner). The Cheviot Sheep, . Lafayette, Ind., Home Journal Press, 1899. Subject: Cheviot Sheep
Cheviot
Excerpt from Cheviot: A Poetical Fragment Otterburn was the scene of the great battle between Percy and Douglas, in 1388; in which Douglas was slain, and Percy, the fa mous Hotspur, defeated, and, with his brother Ralph Percy, taken prisoner. The family of Hall was settled here for several centuries, and seems to have been the head of a numerous clan, the surname being to this day the most common one in that neighbourhood. John Hall, Esq. The gentleman here apostrophised, joined in the bellion of 1715, was taken prisoner at Preston, and died at Tyburn, by his own declaration, a most determined Jacobite. By his attain der, the estate was forfeited to the crown. About the Publisher Forgotten B...
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