Biography & Travel Writing

When James Pope-Hennessy began his work on Queen Mary's official biography, it opened...

This is a fascinating combination of biographical material about the great Scottish...

From conducting farm animal caesarean sections in the early hours to missing family...

Catherine Munro transforms her life when she moves to Shetland to study the hardy...

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

Button Bog is about the power of ‘Story’ and those who keep it alive. For every tale...

This is the first biography of linen manufacturer William Sandeman (1722-1790), a...

Night Falls on Ardnamurchan has become a classic account of the life and death of a...

A fascinating look into the history and landscape of the Hebridean Islands. Madeleine...

In Wild Winter, John D. Burns, bestselling author of The Last Hillwalker and Bothy...

The Shipping Forecast has been described as the UK's national lullaby: a source of...

At the beginning of the 1980s Neil Ansell lived in a series of squats and derelict...