28 October 2015, Starts: 12:00, Ends: 13:00

Meet the Books: Highlights from the Fraser Mackintosh Rare Book Collection

Inverness Library

Join Dr Ian Blyth from Inverness College, University of the Highlands and Islands, for a hands-on workshop on Wednesday 28th October 12-1pm where he will share his enthusiasm on a book from the collection, to show you why these books matter.

Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming’s Five Years of a Hunter’s Life in the Far Interior of South Africa (1850). A Hunter’s Life gives us a fascinating insight into the now very alien world of nineteenth-century big game hunting. Gordon-Cumming, aka ‘The Lion Hunter’, was born at Altyre near Forres, and was one of the sensations of the 1850s. He took part in the Great Exhibition of 1851, and toured with and lectured on his South African trophies for much of the decade before setting up his own museum in Fort Augustus in 1858. Inverness Library has a copy of the 1850 second edition of A Hunter’s Life, and in the workshop you’ll be able to read, discuss, and learn about why people were so fascinated with this book and its author. After a short introductory talk, we will explore the book together – hands-on, practical and interactive!

Free Event. To book call 01463 236463 www.highlifehighland.com/meet-the-books