The Outer Hebrides of Scotland epitomise the evocative beauty and remoteness of island life. The most dramatic of all the Hebrides is Harris, a tiny island formed from the oldest rocks on earth, a breathtaking landscape of soaring mountains, wild lunarlike moors, and a vast Caribbean-hued beaches. This is where local crofters weave the legendary Harris Tweed- a hardy cloth reflecting the strength, durability, and integrity of the life there. In Seasons on Harris, David Yeadon captures, through elegant words and line drawings, life on Harris-the people, their folkways and humor, and their centuries old Norse and Celtic traditions of crofting and fishing. Here Gaelic is still spoken in its purest form, music and poetry ceilidh evenings flourish in the local pubs, and Sabbath Sundays are observed with Calvinistic strictness.
