SUNSET SONG (World's Classic Series) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. One of the Greatest Works of Scottish Literature from the Renowned Author of Spartacus, Smeddum & The Thirteenth DiscipleBy Lewis Grassic Gibbon
Length11h 19m
About this audiobook
Sunset Song, the first volume of Lewis Grassic Gibbon's A Scots Quair, is a landmark of twentieth-century Scottish fiction, tracing the coming-of-age of Chris Guthrie in the fictional Mearns community of Kinraddie before and during the First World War. Written in a supple fusion of Scots rhythms and accessible English prose, the novel combines lyrical pastoral, social realism, and modernist interiority. Its vision is both elegiac and unsentimental: the old rural world is rendered with deep affection even as it is shown to be harsh, patriarchal, and historically doomed. Lewis Grassic Gibbon was the pen name of James Leslie Mitchell (1901–1935), a writer shaped by his upbringing in Aberdeenshire, his socialist convictions, and his acute awareness of Scotland's cultural and linguistic marginalization. His brief life produced an astonishingly ambitious body of work, but Sunset Song remains his masterpiece, distilling personal memory, political critique, and national history into a singular artistic form. This World's Classics edition is warmly recommended to readers interested in modernism, Scottish literature, rural history, and powerful female-centred narratives. Sunset Song is a profound meditation on land, language, identity, and change, and it rewards both scholarly attention and emotional reading.
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★★★★ 4.4 (1K)
Includes Amazon
GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length11 hrs 19 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 13, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1SUNSET SONG (World's Classic Series) (Annotated)
10III. Seed-Time (pt. 1)
2Introduction
11III. Seed-Time (pt. 2)
3Synopsis
12IV. Harvest
4Historical Context
13Epilude
5SUNSET SONG (World’s Classic Series)
14The Unfurrowed Field
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6Prelude
15Analysis
7The Unfurrowed Field
16Reflection
8The Song
17Memorable Quotes
9II. Drilling
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