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Douglas Young (1913–1973)

Author of Edinburgh in the age of reason: a commemoration

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Works by Douglas Young

Edinburgh in the age of Sir Walter Scott (1965) 9 copies

Edinburgh in the age of reason: a commemoration (1967) 9 copies

The Puddocks: A Scots Play in Verse frae the Greek o Aristophanes (1958) 6 copies

Lewis Grassic Gibbon's Sunset Song (1999) 6 copies

St Andrews: town and gown, royal and ancient (1969) 6 copies, 1 review

A brief history of the Staunton and James River Turnpike (2005) 6 copies

Scotland (1971) 3 copies

The Dangerous Sea and the Sky (1994) 2 copies

Deep in the Forest (2021) 2 copies

A braird o thristles : Scots poems 2 copies

Douglas Young's ABC of Stage Make-up for Women (1976) 2 copies

Theognis (Bibliotheca Teubneriana) 1 copy

Chasing An Ancient Greek by Douglas Young (1950) 1 copy

Deep in the Forest (2021) 1 copy

This Little Opinion Plus $1.50 Will Buy You a Coke: A Collection of Essays (2024) 1 copy

Auntran Blads 1 copy

Highland Search (2002) 1 copy

The rocking horse, and other stories (1982) 1 copy

Media and meaning (1992) 1 copy

Clear Voice: Douglas Young, Poet and Polymath - A Selection from His Writing with a Memoir (1977) 1 copy

Reaction Time for ATV Operation 1 copy

Adventures of an Itinerant Engineer (2003) 1 copy

Douglas Young's ABC of Stage Make-up for Men (1976) 1 copy

Scotland's Story: Scotland's Magazine Annual, 1957 (1957) 1 copy

My HK (2009) 1 copy

The burdies: a comedy in Scots verse from the Greek of Aristophanes 1 copy

This Little Opinion Plus $1.50 Will Buy You a Coke: A Collection of Essays 1 copy

Associated Works

The Oresteia: Agamemnon / The Libation Bearers / The Eumenides (0458) — Translator, some editions — 10,778 copies, 77 reviews

Theognis: PS.-Pythagoras, PS.-Phocylides, Chares, Anonymi Aulodia, Fragmentum Teliambicum (1998) — Editor, some editions — 6 copies

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Birthdate: 1913-06-05
Date of death: 1973-10-23
Gender: male
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Tayport, Fife, Scotland, UK
Place of death: USA
Places of residence: India
Scotland, UK
Education: University of St Andrews
Merchiston Castle School
University of Oxford (New College)
Occupations: poet
scholar
translator
Organizations: Scottish National Party

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St. Andrews : town and gown, royal and ancient by Douglas Young

A collection of information, poorly organised and showing little insight. Anecdotal and rather unsatisfying.

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DouglasAtEik | Feb 26, 2024 |

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Works: 27
Also by: 2
Members: 69
Popularity: #250,752
Rating: 4.0

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 20
Languages: 1

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