{"product_id":"scottish-myths-legends-duncan-smith-9798189469619","title":"Scottish Myths \u0026 Legends: Kelpies, bogles an the things that wait in the Scottish dark","description":"Scotland's no' haunted. Scotland's just weel populated.\u003cp\u003eThere's somethin in the loch. There's somethin in the glen. There's somethin under the brig ye walk over every day, an it kens yer name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a full-colour illustrated field guide tae \u003cb\u003eScottish myths and legends\u003c\/b\u003e, 36 o' the old stories telt the way they'd be telt tae ye at closin time. The Kelpie that drags weans intae the water. The Nuckelavee, a skinless horror wi nae mercy in it, the worst thing this country ever dreamed up. Selkies, changelings, an the Bean Nighe washin the shrouds o' the deid. An aye, Nessie, who is honestly the least frightenin thing in the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhit's inside: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e36 legends\u003c\/b\u003e across six sections: the Water Beasties, the Wee Folk, Ghosts an Hauntins, Monsters an Horrors, Giants Witches an Wizards, an Auld Stories an Strange Places\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cb\u003eFeart Factor\u003c\/b\u003e rating on every entry, wan tae five, fae a wee shiver tae sleep wi the light on\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Crack\u003c\/b\u003e: the real history behind each story, an the actual loch, glen or graveyard ye can go an stand in yersel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal full-colour artwork for every single legend, painted dark an moody\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCoorie\u003c\/b\u003e, a Highland coo wi a wee tartan scarf, hidden in near every picture. He did not ask tae be here. He is daein his best.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePronunciations, so ye can say Nuckelavee oot loud withoot embarrassin yersel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is no' a bairn's treasury an it's no' a dry academic brick. It's the folklore o' Scotland wi the patter left in: funny where it should be funny, an properly unsettlin where it shouldnae.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anybody wi Scottish blood in them, anybody who's walked a Highland glen an felt somethin watchin, folklore an mythology readers, an as a \u003cb\u003eScottish gift\u003c\/b\u003e that actually looks braw sittin oot on a table.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFancy hearin them instead? \u003cb\u003eScotland After Dark\u003c\/b\u003e on my YouTube channel, \u003cb\u003eSlammDunk Productions\u003c\/b\u003e, narrates a fair few o' these very same tales oot loud. The book's the readin, the series is the listenin. An the free \u003cb\u003eWhit Did Ye Say?\u003c\/b\u003e app has near 1,900 Scottish words spoken by a real Scottish voice, if ye want tae hear the language said proper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWritten by wan Scottish lad fae scratch. Aw the best, troops.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Duncan Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798189469619\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.27d","brand":"Duncan Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50666061922559,"sku":"9798189469619","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scottish-myths-legends-duncan-smith-9798189469619","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}