GLASGOW: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY (NEW EDITION) (PB)

Selected, arranged and introduced by Alan Taylor (The Assassin’s Cloak), this book contains passages on Scotland’s largest city by an astonishing array of writers. Some are the vivid impressions recorded by visitors such as William and Dorothy Wordsworth, Dirk Bogarde and Evelyn Waugh; others are by Glaswegians who knew the city and its inhabitants intimately. Alongside established writers, the authors include anthropologists, scientists, artists, murderers, housewives, footballers, comedians, hacks, politicians and entrepreneurs. Between them, they capture and reflect just some of Glasgow’s myriad facets.