CLOUD HOWE (The Classic of Scottish Literature) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Modernist Scots Novel of Chris Guthrie, Class Struggle, and Interwar ScotlandBy Lewis Grassic Gibbon
Length9h 45m
About this audiobook
Cloud Howe, the second volume of Lewis Grassic Gibbon's A Scots Quair, carries Chris Guthrie from the peasant world of Kinraddie into the uneasy small-town society of Segget after the First World War. Blending lyrical Scots-inflected prose with modernist social observation, the novel examines religion, class conflict, sexuality, industrial unrest, and the erosion of older communal certainties. Its title evokes both spiritual aspiration and historical shadow, as Gibbon sets private longing against the turbulent making of modern Scotland. Lewis Grassic Gibbon was the pen name of James Leslie Mitchell, born in rural Aberdeenshire in 1901. His intimate knowledge of northeast Scottish speech, farming life, and social change profoundly shaped his fiction, while his socialist convictions and wide experience as journalist, soldier, and traveller sharpened his critique of authority, hypocrisy, and economic injustice. Cloud Howe reflects an author seeking to preserve a vanishing culture while refusing to sentimentalize it. This novel is essential for readers of Scottish literature, modernist fiction, and socially engaged historical narrative. Read after Sunset Song, it deepens Chris Guthrie's story and confirms Gibbon's extraordinary ability to make one woman's life illuminate a nation's transformation.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.8 (544)
Includes Goodreads
GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length9 hrs 45 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 22, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
8II. Cumulus (pt. 2)
2Introduction
9III. Stratus
3Synopsis
10IV. Nimbus
4Historical Context
11Analysis
5Proem
12Reflection
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6I. Cirrus
13Memorable Quotes
7II. Cumulus (pt. 1)
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