Tag: Scotland

Orwell’s Scottish Ancestry & Slavery*

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on June 23, 2019

“He hated Scotsmen!” Kay Ekevall “He wrote under the name ‘Orwell’, partly because he preferred separate identity as an author, partly because he disliked […]

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In Edinburgh: Thinking About The Scottish Enlightenment & Contemporary Australia

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on October 1, 2014

“This was a townscape raised in the teeth of cold winds from the east; a city of winding cobbled streets and haughty pillars; a city […]

Posted in Featured, Travel | Tagged Edinburgh, Enlightenment, learning, Scotland | 2 Comments

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