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Assoc for Scottish Literature

“I have three extra physical sets and I travel with an ebook version of them in my iPad. These stories started their journey with me when I was very young.”

—Guillermo del Toro on Andrew Lang’s Fairy Books

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theguardian.com/film/2015/oct/

The Guardian · Guillermo del Toro: the books, TV, films and music that brought me to Crimson PeakBy Guardian staff reporter
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Assoc for Scottish Literature

“To me, Lang himself is a hero of literature. Besides being the champion of Robert Louis Stevenson & Haggard, he was the first critic to produce a study of Kipling’s work, found a publisher for the young Arthur Conan Doyle’s first major novel… & repeatedly informed the English that Mark Twain was one of the world’s great writers”

—Michael Dirda on Andrew Lang, in the Washington Post

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washingtonpost.com/entertainme

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Assoc for Scottish Literature

“His own fairy narratives, however, and their success in late Victorian and Edwardian Britain, suggest… that fairies persist, & become figures of fascination in this period, not because they offer an escape into the past, but because they speak powerfully, if indirectly, about present concerns”

—Andrew Teverson on Andrew Lang & the Fairies

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thebottleimp.org.uk/2016/12/a-

The Bottle Imp · 'A Shy and Fugitive People': Andrew Lang and the Fairies - The Bottle ImpFor Andrew Lang, the realm of fairy land was synonymous with escape. Writing in The New Princeton Review in 1888, the same year in which he assembled his authoritative edition of Perrault’s fairy tales and completed his own novel about fairy abduction The Gold of Fairnilee, Lang lamented the insistence in modern writing upon the ‘ugly, manly face […]
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CLondoner92 (New Account)

From 1 April 2025, young residents under 22 in #Orkney, #Shetland, and the Outer #Hebrides will receive free inter-island ferry travel. The scheme, part of the #Scottish Government's Islands Connectivity Plan, allows free travel as foot passengers on local ferries with a Young Scot or National Entitlement Card. This initiative, highlighted in the 2025-26 #transport budget, aims to make ferry services more affordable and sustainable, helping tackle child poverty and support economic growth. It will improve access to education, work, and social opportunities. Supported by the Scottish Youth Parliament, the scheme will make rural activities more accessible for young islanders.
transport.gov.scot/news/free-i

CLondoner92 (New Account)

A new taskforce has been established to enhance the resilience of Irish Sea #transport links following the recent temporary closure of #Holyhead port. The group will focus on strengthening vital connections and port facilities between #Wales and #Ireland. Led by Welsh Government's Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Ken Skates, along with Cabinet Secretary for #Economy, Rebecca Evans, and Irish Government Minister Seán Canney, the taskforce includes representatives from the Welsh, #Irish, #UK, #Scottish, and Northern Irish governments, local authorities, port operators, ferry companies, and the logistics sector. The taskforce will discuss practical solutions to improve transport links, addressing challenges such as severe weather and potential disruptions. The first meeting will establish its terms of reference and key themes.
gov.wales/new-cross-border-eff

GOV.WALESNew cross-border effort to strengthen Irish Sea transport links | GOV.WALESA new taskforce focused on improving the resilience of Irish Sea transport connections will hold its first meeting this Thursday.
Assoc for Scottish Literature

“Mackay’s masterwork sets out in crystalline and quotable prose how men and women throughout history have been hustled, scammed, bamboozled and willingly led astray by themselves or others.”

—Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds is available as a free ebook from @gutenberg_org

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gutenberg.org/ebooks/24518

Project GutenbergMemoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by MackayFree kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
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Assoc for Scottish Literature

“Charles Mackay's book … enjoys extraordinarily high renown in the financial industry and among the press and the public. It also has an extraordinarily low reputation among historians. […] Mackay’s story provides another example of a renowned expert on bubbles who decides that ‘this time is different.’”

—Andrew Odlyzko, SSRN, 26 Feb 2011
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papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf

Charles Mackay's Own Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Railway Mania Andrew Odlyzko Abstract Charles Mackay's book "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds" enjoys extraordinarily high renown in the financial industry and among the press and the public. It also has an extraordinarily low reputation among historians. This paper argues that Mackay's sins of commission were dwarfed by his sins of omission. He lived through several giant investment manias in Britain, yet he did not discuss them in his books. An investigation of Mackay's newspaper writings shows that he was one of the most ardent cheerleaders for the Railway Mania, the greatest and most destructive of these episodes of extreme investor exuberance. Mackay's story provides another example of a renowned expert on bubbles who decides that "this time is different." His moves through a sequence of delusions help explain the length and damage of the Railway Mania. He was a free market and technology enthusiast, and faced many issues that are important today, such as government ownership or regulation, interconnection, standardization, structural separation, and analogs to net neutrality. A crushing national debt and high unemployment in an economy pulling out of a deep depression (and in perceived danger of falling into another one) were very important in shaping attitudes towards railway expansion. The analogies and contrasts between Mackay's time and ours are instructive.
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Assoc for Scottish Literature

“its power as a starter in crowd psychology comes from Mackay’s insistence on humanising the follies he describes. No macroeconomic constructs here – just good old greed, optimism, superstition & cunning plans”

—Charles Mackay (1814–1889) was born #OTD, 27 March – best remembered today for his 1841 book Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds

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peterharrington.co.uk/blog/the

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CLondoner92 (New Account)

The #Scottish Government has allocated £10m from the Road Safety Improvement Fund to support over 120 road safety projects across #Scotland. These include junction upgrades, carriageway improvements, vehicle restraint systems, new pedestrian crossings, traffic calming, and speed management measures, such as a 50mph pilot in the Scottish Borders. Seven local authorities are near completing or have implemented 20mph speed limits. Transport Cabinet Secretary Fiona Hyslop highlighted the government's commitment to making Scotland's roads the safest in the world by 2030. She also announced a record £48m earmarked for road safety in the 2025/26 budget.
transport.gov.scot/news/fundin

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Assoc for Scottish Literature

“This is a perfect, hearty, oat-y bread with a lovely ginger flavor. It’s delicious and moist when fresh, but still excellent toasted and buttered the next day”

The History in the Making website shares F. Marian McNeill’s recipe for Broonie – a traditional oatmeal gingerbread from Orkney

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history-in-the-making.com/2021

History in the Making · BroonieBroonie is a traditional oatmeal gingerbread from the Orkney Islands in Scotland. This particular recipe comes from the folklorist F. Marian McNeill, who collected traditional recipes for her 1929 …
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