J. Leslie Mitchell/Lewis Grassic Gibbon and exploration

Lyall, Scott

Abstract

The article presents the literary works of James Leslie Mitchell using the pseudonym Lewis Grassic Gibbon. It discusses Mitchell's adventurous spirit as reflected in the travel exploits of his characters in "The Lost Trumpet," "Hanno" and "The Thirteenth Disciple." It describes the geographical explorations in "Nine Against the Unknown," of explorers including Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus and Vitus Bering and suggests spiritual overtones in the quest for the unknown beyond human limits.

Citation

Lyall, S. (2012). J. Leslie Mitchell/Lewis Grassic Gibbon and exploration. Scottish Literary Review, 4, 131-150

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2012
• Deposit Date: May 18, 2012
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 31, 2012
• Journal: Scottish Literary Review
• Print ISSN: 1756-5634
• Publisher: Association for Scottish Literary Studies
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 4
• Pages: 131-150
• Keywords: Lewis Grassic Gibbon; John Leslie Mitchell
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5281