Editing Hebrides (section)

===Literature===
The Gaelic poet {{lang|gd|[[Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair]]}} spent much of his life in the Hebrides and often referred to them in his poetry, including in ''{{lang|gd|[[An Airce]]}}'' and ''{{lang|gd|[[Birlinn Chlann Raghnaill]]}}''.<ref>[[John Lorne Campbell]], "[[Canna, Scotland|Canna]]: The Story of a Hebridean Island," [[Oxford University Press]], 1984, pages 104–105.</ref> The best known Gaelic poet of her era, {{lang|gd|Màiri Mhòr nan Òran}} ([[Mary MacPherson]], 1821–98), embodied the spirit of the land agitation of the 1870s and 1880s. This, and her powerful evocation of the Hebrides—she was from Skye—has made her among the most enduring Gaelic poets.<ref name=MacDonald2001pp255-7>J. MacDonald, "Gaelic literature" in M. Lynch, ed., ''The Oxford Companion to Scottish History'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001), {{ISBN|0-19-211696-7}}, pp.&nbsp;255–7.</ref> [[Allan MacDonald (poet)|Allan MacDonald]] (1859–1905), who spent his adult life on [[Eriskay]] and [[South Uist]], composed hymns and verse in honour of the Blessed Virgin, the Christ Child, and the Eucharist. In his secular poetry, MacDonald praised the beauty of Eriskay and its people. In his [[verse drama]], ''{{lang|gd|Parlamaid nan Cailleach}}'' (''The Old Wives' Parliament''), he lampooned the gossiping of his female parishioners and local marriage customs.<ref>''School of Scottish Studies''. (1967) University of Edinburgh. '''11–12''' p. 109.</ref>

In the 20th century, [[Murdo Macfarlane]] of Lewis wrote ''{{lang|gd|[[Cànan nan Gàidheal]]}}'', a well-known poem about the Gaelic revival in the Outer Hebrides.<ref>{{cite web |title=Làrach nam Bàrd |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/alba/foghlam/larachnambard/am_bard/murchadh_macpharlain.shtml |publisher=[[BBC Alba]]}}</ref> [[Sorley MacLean]], the most respected 20th-century Gaelic writer, was born and raised on [[Raasay]], where he set his best known poem, ''{{lang|gd|[[Hallaig]]}}'', about the devastating effect of the [[Highland Clearances]].<ref>[http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/poetry/story/0,6000,850690,00.html MacLean, Sorley (1954) ''Hallaig''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830060812/http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/poetry/story/0,6000,850690,00.html |date=30 August 2008 }}. Gairm magazine. Translation by Seamus Heaney (2002). Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2011.</ref> {{lang|gd|[[Angus Peter Campbell|Aonghas Phàdraig Caimbeul]]}}, raised on South Uist and described by MacLean as "one of the few really significant living poets in Scotland, writing in any language" ([[West Highland Free Press]], October 1992)<ref name="anguspetercampbell">{{cite web |url=http://www.anguspetercampbell.co.uk/biography |publisher=[[Angus Peter Campbell]] |title=Angus Peter Campbell &#124; Aonghas Phadraig Caimbeul – Fiosrachadh/Biog |access-date=15 April 2017 |archive-date=2 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102171923/http://www.anguspetercampbell.co.uk/biography |url-status=dead}}</ref> wrote the Scottish Gaelic-language novel ''{{lang|gd|[[An Oidhche Mus do Sheòl Sinn]]}}'' which was voted in the Top Ten of the 100 Best-Ever Books from Scotland.

Virginia Woolf's ''To The Lighthouse'' is set on the Isle of Skye, part of the Inner Hebrides.