House with the Green Shutters
The House with the Green Shutters is a novel by Scottish writer George Douglas Brown, first published in 1901. Set in mid-19th century Ayrshire, in the fictitious town of Barbie, it consciously violates the conventions of the sentimental kailyard school. The novel describes the struggles of a proud and taciturn carrier, John Gourlay, against the spiteful comments and petty machinations of the envious and idle villagers of Barbie. It is sometimes quoted as an influence on the Scottish Renaissance.
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House with the Green Shutters - George Douglas Brown
The House with the Green Shutters is a novel by the Scottish writer George Douglas Brown, first published in 1901 by John MacQueen. Set in mid-19th century Ayrshire, in the fictitious town of Barbie which is based on his native Ochiltree, it consciously violates the conventions of the sentimental kailyard school, and is sometimes quoted as an influence on the Scottish Renaissance. The novel descri
