Tapestry of the Boar

Tranter, Nigel

ISBN 10: 0708933408 / ISBN 13: 9780708933404

Published by Leicester : Ulverscroft, 1995

About this Item

1st large print edition, complete and unabridged. 12mo, 675 pages. Not illustrated, former library copy in very good condition, hardback in pictorial boards/ no dust jacket. Pages edges are marked. Usual stamps. Front endpaper is missing. 40907.

Seller Inventory # 70369

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tapestry of the Boar
• Publisher: Leicester : Ulverscroft
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0708933408
• ISBN 13: 9780708933404
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

During the reign of Malcolm IV, King of the Scots, Hugh de Swinton and his fellow mosstroopers helped keep the rampaging Galloway rebels at bay.  But it was for his expertise in the killing of wild boars, as protector of the Swintons' sheep flocks, that young Hugh was brought to Malcolm's attention.
  But Malcolm was a pious man much concerned with the well-being of his people.  And he handpicked Hugh de Swinton to mastermind a very special project close to his heart:  to establish Scotland's first real hospital for the sick and poor, at Soutra in Lauderdale.

'Through his imaginative dialogue, he provides a voice for Scotland's heroes' Scotland on Sunday

Review

He has an amazingly broad grip of Scottish history (Daily Telegraph)

One of Scotland's most prolific and respected writers (The Times)

An accomplished writer of compelling and unforgettable historical novels (She magazine)

Through his imaginative dialogue, he provides a voice for Scotland's heroes (Scotland on Sunday)

Tranter's popularity lies in his knack of making historical events immediate and exciting (Historical Novels Review)

An informative, entertaining read (Daily Examiner)

He treats history with respect (Financial Times)