Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush (Esprios Classics)

Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush is a book of short stories by Ian Maclaren's published in 1894. It became a hugely popular bestseller. It is considered to be part of the Kailyard School of Scottish literature. A kailyard or kailyaird (kale) is comparable to a cabbage patch and refers to a kitchen garden as might be found adjacent to a cottage. The title, Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush, references the Jacobite song "There grows a bonnie brier bush in our Kailyard". Publishers Weekly reported it as the bestselling novel in the US during 1895 and the 10th bestselling novel during 1896.

• | Author: Ian Maclaren
• | Publisher: Blurb
• | Publication Date: January 20, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 168 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1034094327
• | ISBN-13: 9781034094326