"Viscount Dundee" by Louis A. Barbé is a deep look into the life of John Graham of Claverhouse, also called "Bonnie Dundee," a key person in Scotland's past; it describes his family beginnings and the difficult political and war situations he dealt with in Scotland; the story likely examines the Covenant and the relationships between the royalists and Covenanters, pointing out how complicated Claverhouse's story is. The story begins by explaining John Graham of Claverhouse's family history, connecting him to important Scottish events and his younger years before he joined the military, it explores the Graham family's past and their role in Scottish matters, hinting at the growing problems facing the country; the history sets the stage for his important position in the Covenanting conflicts, showing how the times influenced who he was and what he did as Claverhouse moves from his early life to serving in the military.
Viscount Dundee
By Louis A. Barbé
A Scottish hero rises amid conflict, his lineage intertwined with a nation's fate, as political tensions threaten to tear his world apart.
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Louis A. Barbé was born in France and came to Glasgow as a French teacher. He settled in Scotland and wrote innumerable books on Scottish history and biography. He was born on 15 November 1845, son of Charles Barbé, Commissaire de Marine, Cherbourg. His mother was Desirée Barbé, née Javelot. He was educated in France and began his teaching career as Professor of English at the College Jean-Bart, Dunkerque. For six years he was tutor to the Princes of Schaumburg-Lippe. In 1880, he married Alice Rosa Allen, who was the daughter of John George Allen of Guernsey. He moved to Glasgow in 1884 and was head of the Modern Languages department at the Glasgow Academy from 1884 to 1918. He was employed as a reviewer with the Glasgow Herald from 1887 to 1926 and joined the Institute of Journalists in 1893. He acted as an examiner in French at the University of Edinburgh from 1901 and in Modern Languages at the Faculty of Advocates in Edinburgh. His books are remarkably well-written and show no obvious French influence. He died on 10 September 1926 at Dunbar, East Lothian.
Louis A. Barbé was born in France and came to Glasgow as a French teacher. He settled in Scotland and wrote innumerable books on Scottish history and biography. He was born on 15 November 1845, son of Charles Barbé, Commissaire de Marine, Cherbourg. His mother was Desirée Barbé, née Javelot. He was educated in France and began his teaching career as Professor of English at the College Jean-Bart, Dunkerque. For six years he was tutor to the Princes of Schaumburg-Lippe. In 1880, he married Alice Rosa Allen, who was the daughter of John George Allen of Guernsey. He moved to Glasgow in 1884 and was head of the Modern Languages department at the Glasgow Academy from 1884 to 1918. He was employed as a reviewer with the Glasgow Herald from 1887 to 1926 and joined the Institute of Journalists in 1893. He acted as an examiner in French at the University of Edinburgh from 1901 and in Modern Languages at the Faculty of Advocates in Edinburgh. His books are remarkably well-written and show no obvious French influence. He died on 10 September 1926 at Dunbar, East Lothian.
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