
Pilgrims in the Rough
An Unreliable History of St Andrews
Michael Tobert(Author)
Luath Press Ltd
4th Edition
Published on 30. June 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-910745-08-3 (ISBN)
Description
For centuries, people have been travelling to St. Andrews. Whether
they were on a holy pilgrimage to see the magnificent Cathedral
and the preserved bones of St. Andrew, or devout golfers putting
their skills to the test on the Old Course - that holy grail of golf
courses - or just students and scholars jostling for a place at one of
Scotland's most esteemed centres of learning, St. Andrews has
always attracted pilgrims.
Michael Tobert leads his readers through St. Andrews' historic highs
and lows with a potent combination of the anecdotal and the
informative. His writing is both astute and downright funny, and he
proves that sometimes, truth really is stranger than fiction.
they were on a holy pilgrimage to see the magnificent Cathedral
and the preserved bones of St. Andrew, or devout golfers putting
their skills to the test on the Old Course - that holy grail of golf
courses - or just students and scholars jostling for a place at one of
Scotland's most esteemed centres of learning, St. Andrews has
always attracted pilgrims.
Michael Tobert leads his readers through St. Andrews' historic highs
and lows with a potent combination of the anecdotal and the
informative. His writing is both astute and downright funny, and he
proves that sometimes, truth really is stranger than fiction.
Reviews / Votes
Tobert displays genuine erudition on such topics as the history of the cathedral and university and, of course, thetricky business of playing the Old Course itself. - THE SCOTSMAN
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Edition
4th New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
260 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-910745-08-3 (9781910745083)
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Person
Michael Tobert grew up in Nottinghamshire. After
Oxford University, he tried his hand in the City of
London (where he hated every moment), at a water
company in the West Midlands and at the London
Business School. He then headed north where his
fragmented career culminated in an attempt to start
his own publishing company. This, to his wife's astonishment, was not a
total failure. He has lived in St Andrews for the last 20 years and spends
his spare time on the golf course.
Oxford University, he tried his hand in the City of
London (where he hated every moment), at a water
company in the West Midlands and at the London
Business School. He then headed north where his
fragmented career culminated in an attempt to start
his own publishing company. This, to his wife's astonishment, was not a
total failure. He has lived in St Andrews for the last 20 years and spends
his spare time on the golf course.