Wells, but it was his trilogy entitled A Scots Quair, and in particular its first book Sunset Song, with which he made his mark. Gibbon attracted attention from his earliest attempts at fiction, notably from H. Cloud Howe and Grey Granite take Chris from her rural homeland to life in an industrial Scotland and the desperate years of the Depression. As the Great War takes its toll, machines replace the old way of life. In Sunset Song, Gibbon's finest achievement, the reader follows Chris through her girlhood in a tight-knit Scottish farming community: the seasons, the weddings, the funerals, the grind of work, the gossip. Central to the trilogy is Chris Guthrie, one of the most remarkable female characters in modern literature. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.Ī Scots Quair is revolutionary - innovative in its form, deft and humorous in its use of language, courageous in its characterization and politics. Grassic Gibbon.” Each are in very good condition. Grassic Gibbon.” Grey Granite is inscribed on the title page, “For George Malcolm Thomson with good wishes L. Grassic Gibbon.” Cloud Howe is the dedication copy, inscribed on the title page, “For the ‘dedicatee’ with kind regards. Sunset Song is inscribed on the title page, “For G. $25,000.00 Item Number: 124744įirst editions of each volume of Gibbon’s classic trilogy describing the life of Chris Guthrie, a woman from the north-east of Scotland during the early 20th century, each volume inscribed by him to George Malcolm Thomson. Including: Sunset Song, Cloud Howe, and Grey Granite.
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