Biography & Travel Writing

In this sequel to Life in Lethinnis, Rory offers a further collection of pen-portraits...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be given your own remote islands?...

In 2021, Ruby Free, 21, got her dream job working on an RSPB reserve. But this position...

CROWDIE AND CREAM: Peopled with characters like Great Aunt Rachel, 'built like a...

Growing up on a farm in the north of Scotland could be both rewarding and challenging....

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

Part travelogue, part memoir this book is a unique and affectionate portrait of a...

Born into poverty in the Scottish Border country in 1757, Thomas Telford rose to become...

Following the tracks, holloways, drove-roads and sea paths that form part of a vast...

Ken Smith has spent the past four decades in the Scottish Highlands. He lives alone,...

Before the emergence of the steam railway rocketed the likes of Isambard Kingdom Brunel...

The classic story of Robert Blair Mayne, late commanding officer of the first Special...