The Peat Fire Flame - Folk-Tales and Traditions of the Highlands & Islands
Title: The Peat Fire Flame - Folk-Tales and Traditions of the Highlands & Islands.
Author: Alasdair Alpin MacGregor
Publisher: The Ettrick Press, Edinburgh & London
Date: 1947
Hardback - 2nd Edition with original dustcover. 339pp - 56 black and white photographs by the author
Synopsis
The Peat-Fire Flame (1937) by Alasdair Alpin MacGregor is a collection of Scottish folk tales, traditions, and stories drawn from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The book captures the rich oral traditions of the Scottish people, focusing on the mythology, legends, and everyday experiences that have been passed down through generations.
MacGregor, with a deep respect for the Gaelic heritage, weaves these stories together against the backdrop of the Highland landscape, offering readers a window into the culture and history of rural Scotland. The tales range from mystical and supernatural to accounts of everyday life, bringing to life a Scotland steeped in folk belief and ancient customs.
About the Author
Alasdair Alpin MacGregor (1899–1970) was a Scottish writer, photographer, and folklorist known for his works on Scottish landscapes, history, and Gaelic culture. Born in Tain, Ross-shire, he had a deep love for the Highlands and Islands, which he captured in both words and photographs. His books, such as The Peat-Fire Flame and The Western Isles, focus on Scottish folklore, traditions, and remote communities. MacGregor was also a keen traveler, documenting Scotland’s rural life at a time of great change. His evocative style and passion for preserving Scotland’s heritage make him a significant figure in 20th-century Scottish literature.
Bibliography:
- Behold the Hebrides! (1925)
- Over the Sea to Skye: Or, Ramblings in an Elfin Isle (1926)
- Wild Drumalban or the Road to Meggernie and Glencoe (1927)
- Summer Days Among the Western Isles (1929)
- A Last Voyage to St. Kilda (1931)
- The Haunted Isles: Or, Life in the Hebrides (1933)
- Searching the Hebrides With a Camera (1933)
- Somewhere in Scotland: The Western Highlands in Pen and Picture (1935)
- The Peat-Fire Flame: Folk-Tales and Traditions of the Highlands & Islands (1937)
- The Goat Wife: Portrait of a Village (1939)
- Auld Reekie: Portrait of a Lowland Boyhood (1943)
- The Turbulent Years: A Portrait of Youth in Auld Reekie (1945)
- Vanished Waters: Portrait of a Highland Childhood (1946)
- The Western Isles (1949)
- The Buried Barony (1949)
- Skye and the Inner Hebrides (1953)
- The Ghost Book: Strange Hauntings in Britain (1955)
- Journeyman Taylor: The Education of a Scientist (1958)
- Phantom Footsteps: A Second Ghost Book (1959)
- Percyval Tudor-Hart: Portrait of an Artist (1961)
- The Golden Lamp: Portrait of a Landlady (1964)
- Land of the Mountain and the Flood (1965)
- The Enchanted Isles (1967)
- The Farthest Hebrides (1969)
- Islands by the Score (1971)
Condition Notes
A copy of the rare 2nd edition which included corrections of the 1st edition. The original unclipped dustcover has some loss around the edges and tearing at folds but still remains integral to the book's authenticity. Inside the pages are bright and clean throughout with natural age-related tanning to paper.
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