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The Emperor's New Kilt

The Two Secret Histories of Scotland

Jan-Andrew Henderson

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English
Black Hart
15 July 2020
Series: 2
Did you know?

The kilt was invented by an English factory manager.

Most tartans date from 1822.

Scotland had electric lighting 70 years before Edison 'invented' it.

King Arthur and Robin Hood were both Scottish.

Thought not.

The Emperor's New Kilt reveals the two secret histories of Scotland

The things Scots are famous for but shouldn't be.

And the things they are not famous for but should be.

'A useful antidote to mythmaking... His disclosures are fascinating' - The Scotsman Newspaper

'Original and fresh' - Aberdeen Press and Journal

'Amazing' -The Daily Record

'Absolutely fascinating' - Scottish Connection, BBC Radio

'Excellent' - Carluke Gazette
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Imprint:   Black Hart
Edition:   2nd Anniversary (Revised and Updated) ed.
Dimensions:   Height: 203mm,  Width: 127mm,  Spine: 19mm
Weight:   358g
ISBN:   9781648269448
ISBN 10:   1648269443
Series:   2
Pages:   330
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Jan-Andrew Henderson (J.A. Henderson) is the author of over 38 teen, YA and adult thrillers and non-fiction books. He has been published in the UK, USA, Australia, Germany and the Czech Republic by Oxford University Press, Collins, Hardcourt Press, Amberley Books, Oetinger Publishing, Mainstream Books, Black and White Publishers Mlada Fontana, Black Hart and Floris Books. He has been shortlisted for fifteen literary awards in the UK and Australia and won the Doncaster Book Prize, Aurealis Award and Royal Mail Award. He recently moved from Scotland to Brisbane and is working on making his accent decipherable.He owns Black Hart Entertainment and the famous City of the Dead Ghost Tours in Edinburgh, which requires him to wear black all the time. He also runs The Green Light Literary Breakdown Service in Brisbane, offering advice, workshops and talks to budding writers.

Reviews for The Emperor's New Kilt: The Two Secret Histories of Scotland

'A useful antidote to mythmaking... His disclosures are fascinating' - The Scotsman Newspaper 'Original and fresh' - Aberdeen Press and Journal 'Amazing' -The Daily Record 'Absolutely fascinating' - Scottish Connection, BBC Radio 'Excellent' - Carluke Gazette


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