How We Got Up the Glenmutchkin Railway

In "How We Got Up the Glenmutchkin Railway," W. E. Aytoun presents a witty and satirical account of the imaginary construction of a railway line in the Scottish Highlands. This mock-epic narrative, rich in humor and steeped in the vernacular of the time, reflects the Victorian preoccupation with industrial progress and the romanticized notion of rural Scotland. Aytoun employs a distinctive style, ...