Ian Maclaren

The Days of Auld Lang Syne

Stories set in rural Scotland depicting humble daily life

About the author

Ian Maclaren
Ian Maclaren

Maclaren (John Watson) was the most commercially successful of the Kailyard novelists, whose Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush sold enormously in Britain and America. His sentimental depictions of Scottish rural life defined a popular image of Scotland.

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