Nigel Tranter

A writer, Tranter's first book (in 1935) was The Fortalices and Early Mansions of Southern Scotland. He later decided that was "a highly pretentious title" and went on to become known as a top novelist and one of the most prolific modern Scottish writers. He wrote more than 130 books in such diverse genres as romance, western, historical, and children's. He died from the flu on January 9 in Gullane, East Lothian, at 90. From This is True for 9 January 2000 Suggestions for further reading: The Bruce Trilogy: A Superb Trilogy About Scotland's Greatest Hero (Coronet B... by Nigel Tranter Amazon Price: $18.21 Customer Review: I do not read many books but I was introduced to Robert the Bruce through another book called "The Great Scot". I searched for another book on the subject and came across this one. For any person who does not read that often, the book is extremely ...   The Wallace: The Compelling 13th Century Story of William Wallace (Coronet Bo... by Nigel Tranter Amazon Price: $9.59 Customer Review: This was my first foray into a Nigel Tranter book and it was a rewarding experience. Overall, this book was entertaining, but for me to fully enjoy it, took some googling. I had to take breaks while I researched the Geography, and the various battles...   The Story of Scotland by Nigel G. Tranter Amazon Price: $11.53 Customer Review: The story of Scotland by Nigel Tranter is his way of telling the history or rather overview of Scotland from the times of the Picts, Columba, to the Canmores, Bruces, Stewarts and finally through the Jacobite rebellions and the Highland clearances. ...   Tales And Traditions of Scottish Castles by Nigel G. Tranter Amazon Price: $11.25 Customer Review: I've read dozens of ghost books, even about Scotland; I've seen many programs on ghosts and castles (including the trilogy Prince Charles's brother produced several years ago on England, Ireland, Scotland). Yet, few of these stories were known to me...   Rob Roy Macgregor by Nigel G. Tranter Amazon Price: $10.20   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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