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Sorche Nic Leodhas
Sorche Nic Leodhas (1898–1969) was born LeClaire Louise Gowans in Youngstown, Ohio. After the death of her first husband, she moved to New York and attended classes at Columbia Uni...view moreSorche Nic Leodhas (1898–1969) was born LeClaire Louise Gowans in Youngstown, Ohio. After the death of her first husband, she moved to New York and attended classes at Columbia University. Several years later, she met her second husband and became LeClaire Gowans Alger. She was a longtime librarian at the Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she also wrote children’s books. Shortly before she retired in 1966, she began publishing Scottish folktales and other stories under the pseudonym Sorche Nic Leodhas, Gaelic for Claire, daughter of Louis. In 1963, she received a Newbery Honor for Thistle and Thyme: Tales and Legends from Scotland. Alger continued to write and publish books until her death 1969. view less
Books by Sorche Nic Leodhas
Claymore and Kilt: Tales of Scottish Kings and Castles Claymore and Kilt: Tales of Scottish Kings and Castles Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Thistle and Thyme: Tales and Legends from Scotland Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Twelve Great Black Cats: And Other Eerie Scottish Tales Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Thistle and Thyme: Tales and Legends from Scotland Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sea-Spell and Moor-Magic: Tales of the Western Isles Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sea-Spell and Moor-Magic: Tales of the Western Isles Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5By Loch and by Lin: Tales from Scottish Ballads Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Ghosts Go Haunting Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5By Loch and by Lin: Tales from Scottish Ballads Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Heather and Broom: Tales of the Scottish Highlands Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5