A History Maker

A History Maker
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A tale of border warfare, military and erotic, set in the twenty-third century, where the women rule the kingdom and the men play war games. This is the fictional memoir of Wat Dryhope – edited, annotated and commented upon. History has come to an end, war is regulated as if it's all a game. But Wat, the History Maker himself, does not play entirely by the rules, and when a woman, Delilah Puddock, joins the fray, this 'utopian' history is further enlivened. Alasdair Gray cleverly plays with the notion and writing of history, as well as perennial modern debates on war, sexism and society – entertaining and thought-provoking, this is a delightful satire illustrated throughout by the author.

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Alasdair Gray. A History Maker

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PROLOGUE

PUBLIC EYE

PRIVATE HOUSES

WARRIOR WORK

PUDDOCK PLOT

THE HENWIFE

NOTES

NOTES ON THE PROLOGUE

CHAPTER TWO — PRIVATE HOUSES

CHAPTER THREE — WARRIOR WORK

CHAPTER FOUR — PUDDOCK PLOT

CHAPTER FIVE — THE HENWIFE

POSTSCRIPT

About the Author. A HISTORY MAKER

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“Economics: Old Greek word for the art of keeping a home weatherproof and supplied with what the householders need. For at least three centuries this word was used by British rulers and their advisers to mean political housekeeping — the art of keeping their bankers, brokers and rich supporters well supplied with money, often by impoverishing other householders. They used the Greek instead of the English word because it mystified folk who had not been taught at wealthy schools. The rhetoric of plutocratic bosses needed economics as the sermons of religious ones needed The Will of God.”

— from The Intelligence Archive of

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“You’re a waster, Dad,” said Wat glumly, “An arrogant feckless blood-crazy waster. But I cannae live alone among the women.”

“So I have reason on my side after all!” shouts Craig Douglas with a laugh. Everyone but Wat echoes it. Even Shafto and the herald are laughing.

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