Hugh Foulis

Erchie, My Droll Friend Hugh Foulis

The humorous sketches about Erchi MacPherson, the beadle and waiter who had comments on everything from prohibition to The Glasgow girls. This consists of 142 short pieces which the author wrote for a Glasgow newspaper from 1902 to 1926. Erchie is an elderly church beadle who also works as a waiter. The pieces are mainly Erchie's musings on events happening at the time although there are a few pieces which actually tell a story about Erchie. A worthy successor to the best-selling Para Handy. One hundred years after he first appeared in print, Erchie brilliantly displays Munro's gift for humour and characterization as well as providing a marvellous insight into the Scotland of the time.