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Douglas Young (1913–1973)

Author of Edinburgh in the age of Sir Walter Scott

29+ Works 84 Members 1 Review

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Works by Douglas Young

Edinburgh in the age of reason: a commemoration (1967) 9 copies

Edinburgh in the age of Sir Walter Scott (1965) 9 copies

Create Your Own Stage Faces (1985) 8 copies

Lewis Grassic Gibbon's Sunset Song (1999) 7 copies

St Andrews: town and gown, royal and ancient (1969) 7 copies, 1 review

A brief history of the Staunton and James River Turnpike (2005) 7 copies

The Puddocks: A Scots Play in Verse frae the Greek o Aristophanes (1958) 6 copies

Scotland (1971) 3 copies

Deep in the Forest (2021) 3 copies

The Dangerous Sea and the Sky (1994) 2 copies

A braird o thristles : Scots poems 2 copies

My HK (2009) 2 copies

This Little Opinion Plus $1.50 Will Buy You a Coke: A Collection of Essays 2 copies

Douglas Young's ABC of Stage Make-up for Women (1976) 2 copies

Chasing An Ancient Greek by Douglas Young (1950) 1 copy

This Little Opinion Plus $1.50 Will Buy You a Coke: A Collection of Essays (2024) 1 copy

Theognis (Bibliotheca Teubneriana) (1971) 1 copy

Auntran Blads 1 copy

Highland Search (2002) 1 copy

Theognis: Ps.-Pythagoras, Ps.-Phocylides, Chares. Anonymi Aulodia, Fragmentum Te (1961) 1 copy

Media and meaning (1992) 1 copy

Clear Voice: Douglas Young, Poet and Polymath - A Selection from His Writing with a Memoir (1977) 1 copy

Reaction Time for ATV Operation 1 copy

Adventures of an Itinerant Engineer (2003) 1 copy

The rocking horse, and other stories (1982) 1 copy

Douglas Young's ABC of Stage Make-up for Men (1976) 1 copy

Scotland's Story: Scotland's Magazine Annual, 1957 (1957) 1 copy

The burdies: a comedy in Scots verse from the Greek of Aristophanes 1 copy

Scottish verse, 1851-1951 1 copy

Associated Works

The Oresteia: Agamemnon, Women at the Graveside, Orestes in Athens (0458) — Translator, some editions — 11,713 copies, 87 reviews

Theognis: PS.-Pythagoras, PS.-Phocylides, Chares, Anonymi Aulodia, Fragmentum Teliambicum (1998) — Editor, some editions — 6 copies

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Birthdate: 1913-06-05
Date of death: 1973-10-23
Gender: male
Education: University of St Andrews
Merchiston Castle School
University of Oxford (New College)
Occupations: poet
scholar
translator
Organizations: Scottish National Party
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Tayport, Fife, Scotland, UK
Places of residence: India
Scotland, UK
Place of death: USA
Associated Place (for map): Scotland, UK

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DouglasAtEik 214 reviews

St. Andrews : town and gown, royal and ancient by Douglas Young

A collection of information, poorly organised and showing little insight. Anecdotal and rather unsatisfying.

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Works: 29
Also by: 2
Members: 84
Popularity: #216,910
Rating: 4.0

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 24
Languages: 1

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