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In The Wake Of The Vital Spark
Para Handy's Scotland
By Stuart DonaldFor generations, Neil Munro's comic creation &mdash the motley crew of the Vital Spark under the command of Para Handy &mdash has enthralled readers as they sailed through the coastal and island waters of the West Coast of Scotland. This book is a nostalgic trip down those same waters at the turn of the century. The ships, the people and the places they frequented are all revealed by Stuart Donald as he explains why Munro's stories are still as popular today as they were almost 100 years ago. Could Munro really have thought up these characters? Or were they drawn from real life? As Donald shows, Munro did indeed draw on his own upper Loch Fyne home country to bring the likes of Para Handy and Hurricane Jack alive and he also reveals why 18 tales were suppressed by Munro when due for book publication.
The author examines the ships of all types that plied the routes familiar to Para Handy and looks at the state of seagoing commerce at the end of the 19th century and into the Edwardian era when Munro set his tales.
Fully illustrated with rare archive photos never previously published.
Key Features
The background to Neil Munro's comic creations is revealed in this engaging travelogue to the places made famous in the Para Handy tales.Ordering Information
About the Author
About Stuart Donald
The late Stuart Donald was a West Coast aficianado and author of In The Wake of The Vital Spark and Para Handy All At Sea. He was manager of Cowal Gathering and a fulltime freelance writer. He lived in Dunoon, Argyll and died in 2000.All Titles by Stuart Donald
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