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Alexander Carmichael (full name Alexander Archibald Carmichael or Alasdair Gilleasbaig MacGilleMhìcheil in his native Scottish Gaelic; 1 December 1832, Taylochan, Isle of Lismore – 6 June 1912, Barnton, Edinburgh) was a Scottish exciseman, folklorist, antiquarian, and author.
Title page of volume 3. Carmina Gadelica is a compendium of prayers, hymns, charms, incantations, blessings, literary-folkloric poems and songs, proverbs, lexical items, historical anecdotes, natural history observations, and miscellaneous lore gathered in the Gàidhealtachd regions of Scotland between 1860 and 1909.
The award-winning epic novel received near-unanimous critical acclaim in the mainstream British press.. For The Independent, the “dizzying grand opus” was “eminently readable” and successful in showcasing “an alternative history of the country told by its everyday people instead of its movers and shakers”.
Rebekah Carmichael was most likely born in London, to James and Sarah Carmichael and was baptized at the church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields on 24 May 1766, [3] [4] although according to some sources, she may have been born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland. [1] If she was born in London, her reason of her moving to Scotland is unknown. [3]
Elizabeth Carmichael is many things to many people: a loving parent, a pioneer, an ambitious automobile entrepreneur, a criminal mastermind, or a fraud. In some instances, she was all at once ...
James Henry Carmichael Jr. "Slim" (() April 2, 1907 – () December 1, 1983) was a pioneering aviator, crop duster, barnstormer, airmail pilot, airline pilot, airline president, Special Assistant to the Federal Aviation Administration(FAA), and one of only ten recipients of the Airmail Flyers' Medal of Honor.
Hamish Linklater feels grateful that he had the opportunity to bring America's 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, to life in the new Apple TV+ thriller Manhunt. "How lucky I was to play not just a ...
The Albatross is a novella written by Susan Hill, first appearing in the collection The Albatross and Other Stories published by Hamish Hamilton in 1971. It won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1972. [2] It appeared as a standalone book published by Penguin Books in 2000. [3]