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This volume deals with the time when many of the most significant and familiar episodes in Scottish history took place. The period was one in which Scotland was transformed, partly as a result of famous events, but largely because of more subtle and less perceptible changes in the constitutional, ecclesiastical and economic structure.

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A field guide to Bauchans, Blue Men of the Minch, Black Dogs, Changelings, Gruagachs, Mermaids, Urisks, Vampires, Warlocks... some of the strange creatures that haunt the folk tales and old beliefs of Scotland.

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Douglas MacGowan’s vivid account of the celebrated murder case reads by turns like a thriller, a love story and a courtroom drama. He quotes extensively from contemporary sources, notably the correspondence between Madeleine and Emile, whose explicit content so shocked Victorian sensiblities. Ultimately he leaves it to the reader to judge Madeleine’s guilt or innocence.

    
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