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Radio 3,02 Jun 2015,15 mins

SeriesFive Imaginary Scottish Places

Thrums

The Essay

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Brigadoon, Unthank, Thrums. There are places in Scottish literature which are missing from gazetteers or GPS. Literary critic Stuart Kelly explores the imaginary places where Scotland's finest writing is set. Today he travels to JM Barrie's imaginary "Thrums.".

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