Biography & Travel Writing

Who'd have thought a missing bacon rasher and a teaspoon would play a part in advancing...

Thomas Telford's name is familiar; his story less so. Born in 1757 in the Scottish...

They say that being a good doctor boils down to just four things: Shut up, listen, know...

In this masterpiece of nature writing, Nan Shepherd describes her journeys into the...

In the 1930s, the writer and poet, Nan Shepherd was one of North-East Scotland's best...

Just days after Raynor learns that Moth, her husband of 32 years, is terminally ill,...

This is a story about uncovering the things that really matter, and discovering what...

This is Glasgow journalist Cliff Hanley’s sparkling, unsentimental and uproariously...

Queen Victoria (1819-1901) wrote a diary nearly every day of her life. Originally...

Thomas Telford's genius is reflected in the variety and great technical skill of his...

This title has been revised, with Internet links offering opportunities to hear the...

In this best-selling biography of John Knox, Rosalind K. Marshall traces the life of...