Makeshift and Hunger March: Two Novels by Dot Allan: No. 3 (ASLS Annual Volumes) - Hardcover

Allan, Dot

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0948877960 ISBN 13: 9780948877964

Publisher: Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 2010

Synopsis

Makeshift, first published in 1928, deals with a young girl's adolescence and early adulthood in early 20th-century Scotland. Dramatic and closely observed, it is a fascinating study of changing attitudes and expectations, as well as being an exciting and stimulating novel in its own right. Hunger March is another significant novel, first published in 1934. The action is confined to a single day, the day of the great hunger march. Intending to present a complete overview of the city, Allan chooses both working-class and middle-class characters, whose stories interweave through the day. Confronting issues of class and gender, Makeshift and Hunger March offer an insight into women's lives in Scotland in the first half of the 20th century. They are also highly readable and enjoyable works of fiction by a writer who deserves rediscovery by a new generation.

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About the Author

Dot Allan (1892 - 1964) was a novelist with a writing career which spanned nearly forty years. Her work found popularity and critical approval in the 1920s and 1930s, and although her work is now overlooked, it strongly merits rediscovery.

Edition details

• Publisher: Association for Scottish Literary Studies
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0948877960
• ISBN 13: 9780948877964
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 412
• Editor: Burgess Moira