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This is not a book of poetry, just a collection of my ramblings on a range of topics that happens to be written in rhyme. I have always written rhymes…
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Alan Spence
‘One of Scotland’s most accomplished literary talents’ The Times
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A superb new collection of haiku and other short poetic forms on the theme of Glasgow - its people, landscape, culture. Incorporating some of the poems which appeared decades ago…
The BORO's 37mins - the acclaimed play by Alan Spence - featuring all the drama of the days when Boro were only 37 minutes from closing the gates for good…
150 haiku bursting with Alan Spence’s characteristic verve and wit.
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The year is 1858. Thomas Glover is an eighteen-year-old who grasps the chance of escape to foreign lands and takes a posting as a trader in Japan. Within ten years…
Set under the skies of eighteenth-century Japan, Night Boat is a tale of fear, devotion and the power of the spirit against all odds.
Lovers of Haiku, Zen and Japan will find this novel truly inspiring! This is the story of Reginald Horace Blyth–poet, scholar, musician, linguist and avid student of Zen–who ultimately became…
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John Burns
John Burns’ SCOTNOTE study guide examines the social and philosophical backgrounds of Spence’s work, exploring the ties between the surface events and the deeper currents beneath. These notes are suitable…
Rev Dr Alan J. Spence
Offers a defence of a mediatorial interpretation of the atonement, that is one in which Christ is held to have become as we are, so that he might on our…
Christology, the study of the nature and person of Christ, caused the first major schism with the Christian church. This guide provides a basic definition of Christology and examines the…
Provides an introduction to the doctrine of justification which triggered the Reformation and is still high up on the agenda in Ecumenical dialogue. This title presents an historical survey of…
Through engagement with the historical debate, this title offers an exposition of the person of Jesus that brings together dissonant aspects of the tradition. It serves as an introduction to…
A Canons edition: Alan Spence’s debut collection of short stories is a timeless portrait of Glasgow, and an acknowledged piece of classic Scottish writing.
Alan Spence,Jane Cooper
A new edition of a long-standing text from a major Scottish writer - with added classroom activities.
Alan Spence,Angus Calder
The 3 Estaites is - by common consent - Scotland’s greatest play. First performed in Cupar, Fife in June 1552, it is the earliest Scottish play to have survived.
