Glasgow (53 page)

‘The Lowest of the Low on
The Glasgow Herald'
, from
Tricks of Memory
by Peregrine Worsthorne (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1993)

‘The Quest for Woodbines', from
The Winer Sparrow: A Glasgow Childhood
by Mary Rose Liverani (Michael Joseph, London, 1976)

‘Horsing Around', from
Music Hall Memories
by Jack House. Copyright © the Estate of Jack House. Reprinted by permission of Derek House

‘The Citizens' Theatre' (James Bridie (O.H. Mavor)) from
A Conspectus To Mark the Citizens' 21st Anniversary as a Living Theatre in Gorbals Street, Glasgow
(Citizens' Theatre Limited, Glasgow, 1964)

1951–1975 Hello, Dali

‘A Tale of Two Cities', from
The Scots
by Moray McLaren (Penguin, London, 1951)

‘The Dali Story', from
Art and Audacity
by T.J. Honeyman (Collins, London, 1971)

‘The Dour Drinkers of Glasgow', from
Selected Prose
by Hugh MacDiarmid (edited by Alan Raich). Copyright © Carcanet Press Ltd. Reprinted by permission of the publishers, Carcanet Press Ltd

‘Armageddon in George Square', from
Curious Scotland: Tales from a Hidden History
by George Rosie. Copyright © Granta Books. Reprinted by permission of the publishers, Granta Books

‘Learning about Colours', from
Its Colours They Are Fine
by Alan Spence (William Collins & Co. Ltd, Glasgow, 1977). Reprinted by permission of the Author

‘Rite of Passage', from
Apprentice
by Tom Gallacher (Sceptre, London, 1983)

‘Paraffin Dressing', from
No Mean City
by Alexander McArthur and H. Kingsley Long (Longmans, Green & Co., London, 1935)

‘Are Ye Dancing?', from
Music Hall Memories
by Jack House (Richard Drew Publishing, Glasgow, 1986). Copyright © the Estate of Jack House. Reprinted by permission of Derek House

‘North and South of the River', from
The Heart of Glasgow
by Jack House (Hutchinson, London, 1978). Copyright © the Estate of Jack House. Reprinted by permission of Derek House

‘Bud Neill', from
Dancing in the Streets
by Clifford Hanley (Hutchinson, London, 1958)

‘A Cupboard for Coal and Marmalade', from
Betjeman's Britain
by John Betjeman. Copyright © Candida Lycett Green. Reprinted by permission of United Agents on behalf of Candida Lycett Green

‘Glasgow, 1960' from
Selected Poetry
by Hugh MacDiarmid (edited by Alan Riach). Copyright © Carcanet Press Ltd. Reprinted by permission of the publishers, Carcanet Press Ltd

‘The Art of Stabbing', from
A Sense of Freedom
by Jimmy Boyle (Canongate, Edinburgh, 1977). Copyright © Jimmy Boyle. Reprinted by permission of the author c/o Peters Fraser and Dunlop

‘King Billy' from
Collected Poems
by Edwin Morgan. Copyright © Carcanet Press Ltd. Reprinted by permission of the publishers, Carcanet Press Ltd

‘Teeth to Teeth', from
Music Hall Memories
by Jack House (Richard Drew Publishing, Glasgow, 1986). Copyright © the Estate of Jack House. Reprinted by permission of Derek House

‘Where is the Glasgow?' by Adam McNaughtan. Copyright ©Adam McNaughtan. Reprinted by permission of the author

‘Sunday Blues', from
Travels in the Drifting Dawn
by Kenneth White (Mainstream, Edinburgh, 1989). Copyright © Kenneth White. Reprinted by permission of the author

‘The Road to Wembley', From
Surviving the Shipwreck
by William McIlvanney (Mainstream, Edinburgh, 1991). Copyright © the Literary Estate of William McIlvanney. Reprinted by permission of Jenny Brown Associates on behalf of the Literary Estate of William McIlvanney

‘“John, You're Immortal”', from
McIlvanney on Football
by Hugh McIlvanney (Mainstream, Edinburgh, 1994)

‘Wee Tam's Breakfast', from
The Bedside Urban Voltaire
by Jack Mclean (Lochar, Moffat, 1990)

‘A Super Yo-yo', from
Homes in High Flats
by Pearl Jephcott with Hilary Robinson (Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh, 1971)

‘City of Razors' by Eddie Linden. Copyright © Eddie Linden. Reprinted by permission of the author

‘Cholesterol' by Adam McNaughton. Copyright ©Adam McNaughtan. Reprinted by permission of the author

‘Stairway 13' (Andy Ewan) quoted in
Stairway 13: The Story of the 1971 Ibrox Disaster
by Paul Collier (Bluecoat Press, Liverpool, 2007)

‘Gorbals Memories', from
Glasgow News
, 1972

‘Never Sit with Your Back to a Door', from
Indictment: Trial by Fire
by T.C. Campbell and Reg McKay. Copyright © T. C. Campbell and the Estate of Reg McKay, 2001. Reprinted by permission of Canongate Books Ltd

‘The Most Foreign Town Britain', from
The Highland Jaunt
by George Gale and Paul Johnson (Collins, London, 1978)

‘Connollymania', from
No Mean Glasgow: Revelations of a Gorbals Guy
by Colin MacFarlane (Mainstream, Edinburgh, 2008)

‘The Biggest Housing Scheme in Europe', from
The Wee Yellow Butterfly
by Cathy McCormack (with Marian Pallister). Copyright © Capercaillie Books. Reprinted by permission of the publishers, Capercaillie Books

‘The Only Sane Man in Glasgow', from
McGinn of the Calton: The Life and Works of Matt McGinn
by Matt McGinn. Copyright © the Literary Executor of Matt McGinn, Janette McGinn. Reprinted by permission of Janette McGinn

1976–2000 Deserts wi' Windaes

‘An Indian Sunday', from
Indian Takeaway: A Very British Story
by Hardeep Singh Kholi. Copyright © Hardeep Singh Kholi, 2008. Reprinted by permission of Canongate Books Ltd

‘The Bargain' from
Dreaming Frankenstein and Collected Poems 1967–1984
by Liz Lochhead. Copyright © Liz Lochhead. Reprinted by permission of Polygon

‘Latin or French?', from
Lanark: A Life in Four Books
by Alasdair Gray. Copyright © Alasdair Gray, 1981. Reprinted by permission of Canongate Books Ltd

‘A Strangled Peevish Hiccup', from
The Kingdom by the Sea: A Journey Round the Coast of Great Britain
by Paul Theroux. Copyright © Paul Theroux. Reprinted by permission of the Wylie Agency on behalf of the author, Paul Theroux

‘Lingua Glesca', from
Parliamo Glasgow
by Stanley Baxter. Copyright © Jayne Maxwell. Reprinted by permission of Birlinn Ltd

‘The Woman in Govan Library', from
As I Please
by Jimmy Reid. Copyright © the Estate of Jimmy Reid. Reprinted by permission of Eileen Reid

‘Miles Better – Than Where?', from
Can You Get My Name in the Papers?
by Harry Diamond. Copyright © Neil Wilson Publishing Ltd, 1996. Reprinted by permission of the publishers, Neil Wilson Publishing Ltd

‘Pure Mince', from
The Busconductor Hines
by James Kelman. Copyright © James Kelman. Reprinted by permission of the author c/o Rogers, Coleridge & White Ltd., 20 Powis Mews, London W11 1JN

‘Alasdair Gray's
Lanark'
, from
Ninety-nine Novels: The Best in English Since 1939
(Allison and Burgess, 1984) by Anthony Burgess. Reprinted by permission of David Higham Associates Ltd on behalf of The International Anthony Burgess Foundation

‘Come and See Ma Blue Hoose', from
Before the Oil Ran Out
by Ian Jack (Vintage, London, 1977)

‘Jock Stein', from
Managing My Life: My Autobiography
by Alex Ferguson. Copyright © Hodder and Stoughton. Reprinted by permission of the publishers, Hodder and Stoughton

‘The Patter', from
The Patter: A Guide to Current Glasgow Usage
by Michael Munro. Copyright © Michael Munro. Reprinted by permission of the publishers, Birlinn Ltd

‘The Matter of Shirt Tails' (Anne Simpson), from
The Glasgow Herald Book of Glasgow
(Mainstream, Edinburgh, 1989)

‘Glasgow's Miles Davis' (David Belcher), from
The Glasgow Herald Book of Glasgow
(Mainstream, Edinburgh, 1989)

‘Diary of a Shop Assistant' (Ajay Close), from
The Best of Scotland on Sunday
ed. Kenneth Roy (Carrick Publishing, Ayr, 1990)

‘À La Mode', from
Portraits and Miniatures
by Roy Jenkins (Macmillan, London, 1993). Reprinted by permission of Peters Fraser & Dunlop on behalf of the Estate of Roy Jenkins

‘A Pint of Tennents', from
Notes from a Small Island
by Bill Bryson. Copyright © Bill Bryson. Reprinted by permission of the author, Bill Bryson

‘“Willie Lynch is No' a Grass”', from
Danziger's Britain
by Nick Danziger. Reprinted by permission of the publishers, HarperCollins Publishers LLC

2001– Blow Up

‘Smeaton as Superman' (Lawrence Donegan),
The Guardian
, 5 July 2007

‘Early Closing Time',
Sunday Herald
, 4 December 2013

‘Glasgow School of Art' (Alan Taylor),
The Times Literary Supplement
, May 2014

‘Let the Games Begin' (Hugh MacDonald),
The Herald
, 24 July 2014

‘The Glasgow Effect' (Kevin McKenna),
The Observer
, 26 July 2015. Reprinted by permission of the author

‘End of an Era' (Alison Irvine),
The Guardian
, 15 October 2015. Reprinted by permission of Guardian News & Media Ltd. 2016.

INDEX

Note: Page numbers in
bold
refer to complete extracts by the author listed.

Abbotsford
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Abbotsford Place
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A-Bomb
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Airdrie
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Albion Street
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Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire
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Allan, Hugh,
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Allen, E.C.
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Alston, John
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Always a Little Further
(Alastair Borthwick)
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amputation
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Anderson, Dr
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Anderson, John
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Anderston Cross
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Anniesland Cross
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Anonymous
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,
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anti-social neighbours
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Apprentice
(Tom Gallacher)
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Aquarius
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Arandora Star
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Archibald, Duke of Argyle
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Argyle Street
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Armageddon
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Arran
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Arrochar
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asylum seekers
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Athenaeum
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Athole Gardens
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Atkins, Margaret, aka ‘the great witch of Balwearie'
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A Tour Through the Whole of Britain
(Daniel Defoe)
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Auchinleck, Lord
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Auld, Bertie
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An Autobiography
(Edwin Muir)
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Babylon, Hanging Gardens of
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Baird John Logie
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The Baillie
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Bara, Theda
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,
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Barclay, John
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Barga, Italy
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‘The Bargain' (Liz Lochhead)
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Barker, Sebastian
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Barlinnie Special Unit
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The Barras
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Barrowland Dance Hall
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Barrowman, John
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Barr, Matt
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Bath Street
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Baxter, Stanley
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Bayern Munich
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Bearsden
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,
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Beardsley, Aubrey
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Beardsmore's
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Belcher, David
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Bell, David
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Bell, J. J.
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,
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Benedetti, Nicola
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Benny, Jack
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Best Foot Forward
(Molly Weir)
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Betjeman, John
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Biographic and Descriptive Sketches of Glasgow Necropolis
(George Blair)
ref1

Blackburn, Tony
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Blackfriars
(André Derain)
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bladder problems
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Blair, George
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Blake, George
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bleaching
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,
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Blue Nile
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Blythswood Square
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Bogarde, Dirk
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Bollywood
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bone factory
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Bone, James
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Bone, Muirhead
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Bone, Stephen
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Border Troops
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Borthwick, Alastair
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Boswell, James
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,
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,
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Botanic Gardens
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Boyle, Danny
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Boyle, Jimmy
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Boyle, Susan
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Boyne, Battle of
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breakfast
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Brentford
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Brereton, Sir William
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The Bride of Frankenstein
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Brideshead Revisted
(Evelyn Waugh)
ref1

Bridgeton
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,
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Bridgeton Cross
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,
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Bridie, James
see
Mavor, O.H.

Briggait
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