Rakuten Kobo

Shopping Cart

Item(s) unavailable for purchase

Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.

itemsitem

- Includes eBooks
  
  Includes audiobooks
  
  Includes 30 hours of listening time
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Get 1 credit every month for the audiobook of your choice
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Includes eBooks
  
  Includes audiobooks
  
  Includes 30 hours of listening time
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  Audiobook
  by ,
  
  Available:
  
  . No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions.
  
  Pre-order
  1 audiobook monthly
  
  + FREE 30-day trial
  
  Special Offer
  
  Get 1 credit every month to exchange for an audiobook of your choice
  
  *No commitment, cancel anytime
  
  FREE

itemsitem

Includes eBooks

Includes audiobooks

Includes 30 hours of listening time

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Get 1 credit every month for the audiobook of your choice

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Includes eBooks

Includes audiobooks

Includes 30 hours of listening time

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
Audiobook
by ,

Available:
. No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions.

Pre-order
1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Special Offer

Get 1 credit every month to exchange for an audiobook of your choice

*No commitment, cancel anytime

FREE

Recommended For You

Skip side bar filters

In Highland Harbours with Para Handy (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Comic Tales of Clyde Puffers, Sea-Lochs, and West Coast Scottish Seafaring

by Neil Munro, Keira Dovewick ...

In Highland Harbours with Para Handy gathers Neil Munro's comic maritime sketches centred on the indomitable captain of the puffer Vital Spark and his eccentric crew. Moving among the sea-lochs, quays, and island communities of western Scotland, the book combines episodic adventure with finely tuned vernacular dialogue, affectionate satire, and acute observation of Highland manners. Its style ... Read more

Was $2.99 CAD Now $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In Highland Harbours with Para Handy gathers Neil Munro's comic maritime sketches centred on the indomitable captain of the puffer Vital Spark and his eccentric crew. Moving among the sea-lochs, quays, and island communities of western Scotland, the book combines episodic adventure with finely tuned vernacular dialogue, affectionate satire, and acute observation of Highland manners. Its style
... Read more
In Highland Harbours with Para Handy

Enriched edition. Humorous maritime tales from the Scottish Highlands

by Neil Munro, Livia Norcrest ...

In "In Highland Harbours with Para Handy," Neil Munro presents a vivid tapestry of life along the western Scottish coast through the lens of Para Handy, the charismatic and shrewd captain of The Vital Spark. Employing a rich, descriptive literary style that merges humor and realism, Munro intricately captures the essence of maritime culture and the colorful characters inhabiting these harbors. ... Read more

$2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In "In Highland Harbours with Para Handy," Neil Munro presents a vivid tapestry of life along the western Scottish coast through the lens of Para Handy, the charismatic and shrewd captain of The Vital Spark. Employing a rich, descriptive literary style that merges humor and realism, Munro intricately captures the essence of maritime culture and the colorful characters inhabiting these harbors.
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

In Highland Harbours, with Para Handy

with Para Handy

by Neil Munro ...

Narrated by Robert Trotter ...

Unabridged

4 hours 13 min

Read by Robert Trotter, all stories are unabridged, self-contained, and describe the numerous adventures aboard Para Handy's ship - The Vital Spark. ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

Read by Robert Trotter, all stories are unabridged, self-contained, and describe the numerous adventures aboard Para Handy's ship - The Vital Spark.
... Read more
China’s Strategic Culture and Cross-Straits Relations

A Perilous Triangle

by Neil Munro, Duanyi Yi ...

Series series Asian Security Studies
This book explores China’s strategic culture in the context of relations across the Taiwan Strait.The USA has long played a stabilising role, deterring China from attacking Taiwan. However, as China’s economy has grown, so has its military might, and it is now in a position to challenge America for the leading role in the security of the Western Pacific. This book closely examines how China’s ... Read more

Was $89.99 CAD Now $79.69 CAD

This book explores China’s strategic culture in the context of relations across the Taiwan Strait.The USA has long played a stabilising role, deterring China from attacking Taiwan. However, as China’s economy has grown, so has its military might, and it is now in a position to challenge America for the leading role in the security of the Western Pacific. This book closely examines how China’s
... Read more
Para Handy

The Complete Collected Stories

by Neil Munro ...

A collection of beloved short stories starring the Scottish seaman and his quirky crew.Master mariner Para Handy, a.k.a. Peter Macfarlane, has been sailing his way into the affections of generations of Scots since he first weighed anchor in the pages of the Glasgow Evening News in 1905. He and his crew—Dougie the mate, Macphail the Engineer, Sunny Jim, and the Tar—all play their parts in evoking ... Read more

$17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A collection of beloved short stories starring the Scottish seaman and his quirky crew.Master mariner Para Handy, a.k.a. Peter Macfarlane, has been sailing his way into the affections of generations of Scots since he first weighed anchor in the pages of the Glasgow Evening News in 1905. He and his crew—Dougie the mate, Macphail the Engineer, Sunny Jim, and the Tar—all play their parts in evoking
... Read more
Para Handy Tales — The Vital Spark (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Comic Maritime Tales of a Clyde Puffer, West Highland Humor, and Coastal Cargo Crew Misadventures

by Neil Munro, Keira Dovewick ...

Para Handy Tales — The Vital Spark gathers Neil Munro's comic sketches of the Clyde puffer Vital Spark and her magnificently self-regarding skipper, Para Handy. Written in supple Scots-inflected prose and dialogue, the tales combine maritime farce, local realism, and shrewd character comedy. Their literary context lies in the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Scottish periodical ... Read more

$1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Para Handy Tales — The Vital Spark gathers Neil Munro's comic sketches of the Clyde puffer Vital Spark and her magnificently self-regarding skipper, Para Handy. Written in supple Scots-inflected prose and dialogue, the tales combine maritime farce, local realism, and shrewd character comedy. Their literary context lies in the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Scottish periodical
... Read more
John Splendid

The Tale of a Poor Gentleman

by Neil Munro ...

The Marquis of Argyll's campaign in the Highlands of 1644, told by a soldier who has come home from the German wars and understands exactly how little glory there is in any of it. Munro wrote in Highland English and this is the best Scottish historical novel after Scott. This edition is bound with 58 plates of painting, among them works by Edvard Munch, Horatio McCulloch and Philips Wouwerman, ... Read more

$8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Marquis of Argyll's campaign in the Highlands of 1644, told by a soldier who has come home from the German wars and understands exactly how little glory there is in any of it. Munro wrote in Highland English and this is the best Scottish historical novel after Scott. This edition is bound with 58 plates of painting, among them works by Edvard Munch, Horatio McCulloch and Philips Wouwerman,
... Read more
Bud

Restored Classics to Go Edition

by Neil Munro ...

On a snowbound New Year's morning, a Scottish town wakes to bells, drums, and holiday bustle, and the Dyce household opens into comedy, warmth, and affectionate domestic chaos. Miss Bell Dyce, cheerful amid the festive confusion, oversees fires, food, and preparations while her lively maid Kate tosses snow at the window and dreams of home, education, and a wider life. Soon the family's ... Read more

$3.99 CAD

On a snowbound New Year's morning, a Scottish town wakes to bells, drums, and holiday bustle, and the Dyce household opens into comedy, warmth, and affectionate domestic chaos. Miss Bell Dyce, cheerful amid the festive confusion, oversees fires, food, and preparations while her lively maid Kate tosses snow at the window and dreams of home, education, and a wider life. Soon the family's
... Read more
The Lost Pibroch, and other Sheiling Stories

by Neil Munro ...

"The Lost Pibroch" - The title story likely revolves around a missing or mysterious piece of music, the pibroch, which holds significant cultural importance in Scottish tradition. The narrative could explore the search for this lost tune and its impact on the characters involved.Other Sheiling Stories - The remaining stories in the collection are set in or around sheilings (seasonal huts used by ... Read more

$1.33 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

"The Lost Pibroch" - The title story likely revolves around a missing or mysterious piece of music, the pibroch, which holds significant cultural importance in Scottish tradition. The narrative could explore the search for this lost tune and its impact on the characters involved.Other Sheiling Stories - The remaining stories in the collection are set in or around sheilings (seasonal huts used by
... Read more
The Shoes of Fortune

by Neil Munro ...

"The Shoes of Fortune" follows the life of its protagonist, a young man named David who is struggling to find his place in the world. The story begins with David feeling dissatisfied and restless, yearning for a change from his mundane existence. His fortunes change dramatically when he comes into possession of a mysterious pair of shoes, which he believes are enchanted and capable of bringing ... Read more

$1.33 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

"The Shoes of Fortune" follows the life of its protagonist, a young man named David who is struggling to find his place in the world. The story begins with David feeling dissatisfied and restless, yearning for a change from his mundane existence. His fortunes change dramatically when he comes into possession of a mysterious pair of shoes, which he believes are enchanted and capable of bringing
... Read more
Gilian The Dreamer: His Fancy, His Love and Adventure

by Neil Munro ...

Neil Munro was a Scottish journalist, author, and poet, best known for his humorous tales set in the West Highlands of Scotland. He is most famous for his "Para Handy" series, featuring the exploits of the crew of the puffer Vital Spark.In "Gilian the Dreamer," Munro tells the story of the titular character, Gilian, a young man with a vivid imagination and a penchant for dreaming. The novel ... Read more

$1.33 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Neil Munro was a Scottish journalist, author, and poet, best known for his humorous tales set in the West Highlands of Scotland. He is most famous for his "Para Handy" series, featuring the exploits of the crew of the puffer Vital Spark.In "Gilian the Dreamer," Munro tells the story of the titular character, Gilian, a young man with a vivid imagination and a penchant for dreaming. The novel
... Read more
Jaunty Jock, and other Stories

Restored Classics to Go Edition

by Neil Munro ...

Series series
Excerpt: "The last of the West Bow balls before Lady Charlotte ran away with her dancing-master was on a dirty evening in November. Edinburgh was all day wrapped in haar, and now came rain that made the gutters run like mountain burns and overflow into the closes, to fall in shallow cataracts to the plain below. There was a lively trade in the taverns. "Lord! there's a sneezer for ye!" said the ... Read more

$3.99 CAD

Excerpt: "The last of the West Bow balls before Lady Charlotte ran away with her dancing-master was on a dirty evening in November. Edinburgh was all day wrapped in haar, and now came rain that made the gutters run like mountain burns and overflow into the closes, to fall in shallow cataracts to the plain below. There was a lively trade in the taverns. "Lord! there's a sneezer for ye!" said the
... Read more

Rakuten Kobo

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

What is Kobo Super Points?

Reward Yourself

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Top Series in Canada

Adventure & the Sea

Routledge Revivals

Asian Security Studies

Routledge Europe-Asia Studies

In Highland Harbours with Para Handy (Annotated)

In Highland Harbours with Para Handy

In Highland Harbours, with Para Handy

China’s Strategic Culture and Cross-Straits Relations

Para Handy

Para Handy Tales — The Vital Spark (Annotated)

John Splendid

Bud

The Lost Pibroch, and other Sheiling Stories

The Shoes of Fortune

Gilian The Dreamer: His Fancy, His Love and Adventure

Jaunty Jock, and other Stories

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Top Series in Canada

Adventure & the Sea

Routledge Revivals

Asian Security Studies

Routledge Europe-Asia Studies

Show: