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How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush by Ian Maclaren "Ian Maclaren" was the pseudonym used for fiction writing (Scottish fiction) by John Watson. This book is a collection... Read Full Overview

Ian Maclaren was the pen name for the Rev. Dr John Watson who was born in Manningtree, Essex on 3rd November 1850.

Watson was educated at Stirling in Scotland before studying at Edinburgh University. After graduating he then trained as a Free Church minister at New College... Read Full Overview

Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush is a book of short stories by Ian Maclaren's published in 1894. It became a hugely popular bestseller. It is considered to be part of the Kailyard School of Scottish literature. A kailyard or kailyaird (kale) is comparable to a cabbage patch and refers... Read Full Overview

A charming, haunting companion to the shelves of any Victorian-era reader, Beside The Bonnie Brier Bush gathers tender sketches of rural Scottish life into a timeless short story collection. This edition reveals Ian Maclaren's humane wit and moral social commentary in a clear,... Read Full Overview

"Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush" from Ian Maclaren. Scottish author and theologian (1850-1907).

Ian Maclaren is the pseudonym for Rev. John Watson; (1850 - 1907) who was a Scottish author and theologian. Most of his career was spent as a Presbyterian minister. Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush was his first collection of sketches of the rural life in Scotland. Published in 1894,... Read Full Overview