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The Man Who Gave Away His Island: A Life of John Lorne Campbell of Canna Ray Perman
The Man Who Gave Away His Island: A Life of John Lorne Campbell of Canna
Ray Perman
This acclaimed book is an insightful and human portrait of one of the twentieth century's most significant scholars of the Gaelic world, and of his 60-year partnership with Margaret Fay Shaw, who together created the world-famous library of Gaelic song and other material at Canna House.
272 pages, 16 Plates, black and white
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 7, 2022 |
| ISBN13 | 9781912476893 |
| Publishers | Birlinn General |
| Pages | 272 |
| Dimensions | 197 × 161 × 30 mm · 256 g |
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