James VI and the Gowrie Mystery

by Andrew Lang

Overview

This book contains a fascinating investigation into the "Gowrie Conspiracy", by Andrew Lang. The conspiracy concerns the uncanny death of John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie, which is shrouded in mystery to this day. This analysis of the notorious event will appeal to those with an interest in historical mysteries, and it is a veritable must-read for those looking for answers to the conspiracy. The chapters of this book include: "The Mystery and the Evidence", "The Slaughter of the Ruthvens", "The King's Own Narrative", "The Kings Narrative II", "Henderson's Narrative", "The Strange Case of Mr. Robert Oliphant", etcetera. Andrew Lang (1844 - 1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, author, and literary critic. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781408681848
Publisher:	King Press
Publication date:	07/08/2008
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

Lang was born in Selkirk. He was the eldest of the eight children born to John Lang, the town clerk of Selkirk, and his wife Jane Plenderleath Sellar, who was the daughter of Patrick Sellar, factor to the first duke of Sutherland. On 17 April 1875, he married Leonora Blanche Alleyne, youngest daughter of C. T. Alleyne of Clifton and Barbados. She was (or should have been) variously credited as author, collaborator, or translator of Lang's Color/Rainbow Fairy Books which he edited. He was educated at Selkirk Grammar School, Loretto, and at the Edinburgh Academy, St Andrews University and at Balliol College, Oxford, where he took a first class in the final classical schools in 1868, becoming a fellow and subsequently honorary fellow of Merton College. He soon made a reputation as one of the most able and versatile writers of the day as a journalist, poet, critic, and historian.