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Jim Crumley (born 1947) is a Scottish journalist, a former newspaper editor and regular columnist for the Dundee Courier and The Scots Magazine. [1] He is also the author of more than 40 books, mostly on the wildlife and wild landscapes of Scotland, many of them making the case for species reintroductions, or ‘rewilding’. [ 2 ]
The Hill House in Helensburgh, Scotland, was created by architects and designers Charles and Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh. [1] [2] The house is an example of the Modern Style (British Art Nouveau style). [3] It was designed and built for the publisher Walter Blackie in 1902–1904.
In 2007, the magazine Men's Journal named The Last Good Kiss as number 12 on its list of "Top 15 Thrillers of All Time", [19] and in Newsweek, George Pelecanos, crime author and co-producer of the HBO series The Wire, rated Crumley's The Last Good Kiss as number 3 in his list of the "Five Most Important Crime Novels". [20]
Crumley may refer to: Bob Crumley (1876–1949), Scottish professional footballer; James Crumley (1939–2008), American author; James Crumley (footballer) (1890–1981), Scottish footballer; Jim Crumley (Scottish author) (born 1947), Scottish journalist; Patrick Crumley (1860–1922), Irish Nationalist UK Member of the Parliament
Windblown hawthorn trees, Humphrey Head. Humphrey Head is a limestone outcrop situated south of the village of Allithwaite in Cumbria, England.It is whale-back-shaped and accessible for walkers, giving views over Morecambe Bay to Lancaster, Morecambe, Heysham and over the Leven estuary to Ulverston.
Yell is one of the North Isles of Shetland, Scotland.In the 2011 census it had a usually resident population of 966. It is the second largest island in Shetland after the Mainland with an area of 82 square miles (212 km 2), [3] [6] and is the third most populous in the archipelago (fifteenth out of the islands in Scotland), after the Mainland and Whalsay.
Clifton Hill House was the first hall of residence for women in south-west England. [4] Clifton Hill House. In 1911, the university took over the running of the house [4] and they bought the adjacent Callandar House, which dates from the late 18th century and is itself Grade II listed. [6]
Wolf House was a 26-room mansion in Glen Ellen, California, built by novelist Jack London and his wife Charmian London.The house burned on August 22, 1913, shortly before the Londons were planning to move in. [3] Stone ruins of the never-occupied home still stand, and are part of Jack London State Historic Park, which has been a National Historic Landmark since 1963.