<p>George Douglas Brown (1869–1902) was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a>, 26 January – best known for his 1901 novel THE HOUSE WITH THE GREEN SHUTTERS:</p><p>“…the TRAINSPOTTING of its day… an angry young man’s response to the misrepresentation of contemporary Scottish life”</p><p>A 🎂 🧵</p><p>1/7</p><p><a href="https://list.co.uk/news/39535/george-douglas-brown-the-house-with-the-green-shutters-1901" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="list.co.uk/news/39535/george-douglas-brown-the-house-with-the-green-shutters-1901"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">list.co.uk/news/39535/george-d</span><span class="invisible">ouglas-brown-the-house-with-the-green-shutters-1901</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/20thcentury/" rel="tag">#20thcentury</a> <a href="/tags/modernism/" rel="tag">#modernism</a> <a href="/tags/postmodernism/" rel="tag">#postmodernism</a></p>