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Book - Reference Biography, Scottish Cultural History, Alexander Mcgregor, The Life of Flora McDonald, 1875
... Celtic Magazine and first published in complete book form in 1882 by A. & W. Mackenzie in Inverness.
Because both texts were wildly popular 19th-century accounts of the exact same heroine, they frequently blurred together in historical catalogues.
The author, Reverend Alexander Macgregor (1806–1881), was a highly respected Church of Scotland minister based in Inverness. He was an avid antiquarian, a passionate writer on Highland folklore...Celtic Magazine and first published in complete book form in 1882 by A. & W. Mackenzie in Inverness.
Because both texts were wildly popular 19th-century accounts of the exact same heroine, they frequently blurred together in historical catalogues.
The author, Reverend Alexander Macgregor (1806–1881), was a highly respected Church of Scotland minister based in Inverness. He was an avid antiquarian, a passionate writer on Highland folklore ...
The book focuses on the life of Flora Macdonald (1722–1790), one of Scotland’s most legendary romantic heroines. She became a monumental historical figure during the Jacobite Rising of 1745 when she famously risked her life to help Prince Charles Edward Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie") escape the government forces after his defeat at the Battle of Culloden.
She famously disguised the prince as her Irish maidservant, "Betty Burke", and smuggled him via boat across the sea to the Isle of Skye. The narrative chronicles her daring rescue, her subsequent imprisonment in the Tower of London, her release, her later migration to North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War, and her ultimate return to Scotland.
The Life of Flora McDonald
Author: Rev. Alexander Mcgregor
Publisher: William P Nimmo, 14 King William St, London
Date: 1875
Further Information: Early Life and Adventures, up till imprisonment and journey to Londonnon-fictionThe book focuses on the life of Flora Macdonald (1722–1790), one of Scotland’s most legendary romantic heroines. She became a monumental historical figure during the Jacobite Rising of 1745 when she famously risked her life to help Prince Charles Edward Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie") escape the government forces after his defeat at the Battle of Culloden.
She famously disguised the prince as her Irish maidservant, "Betty Burke", and smuggled him via boat across the sea to the Isle of Skye. The narrative chronicles her daring rescue, her subsequent imprisonment in the Tower of London, her release, her later migration to North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War, and her ultimate return to Scotland.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the life of flora mcdonald, alexander mcgregor
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