Don Roberto, The Adventure of Being Cunninghame Graham
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Scotland Street Press
Published:1st Jun '23
Should be back in stock very soon
‘A combination of all that is best in memoir, biography and history.’ – Caroline Moorehead
'In this remarkable book... Jauncey has performed the great service of reminding us of a wonderful figure from Scotland’s recent history.' – Alexander McCall Smith
It would be impossible to invent Don Roberto today – a fantastic combination of Don Quixote and Sir Gawain, Indiana Jones and the Lone Ranger. He was so multi-faceted, so complex, that every chapter in his story reveals some new and contradictory aspect of his personality. He is best known as the co-founder, with Keir Hardie, of the Scottish Labour Party, and later as the founding president of the Scottish National Party. But in a long and extraordinary life he was many other things besides.
"A wonderful biography."
-- Melanie Reid * Sunday Times *"I know him better and admire him more after reading this biography ..."
-- Allan Massie * The Scotsman *"A combination of all that is best in biography, memoir and history."
-- Caroline Moorehead * Historian and Biographer *"Just finished reading this exhilarating and revealing study of Don Roberto's extraordinary life."
-- Michael Russell * Scottish National Party *"… [a] fine portrait of one of the most fascinating Scots of his era."
-- David Robinson * Books From Scotland *"A terrific book, beautifully pitched ..."
-- Alan Riach, Professor of Scottish Literature * University of Glasgow *"... a rich and rewarding canter through family memory, cultural history, and political and literary biography ..."
-- Charlie Lynch * Bella Caledonia *"Endlessly fascinating and beautifully written."
-- Chris Dolan, novelist, poet and playwrISBN: 9781910895764
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 636g
352 pages