Biography & Travel Writing

Wedlock is the remarkable story of the Countess of Strathmore and her marriage to...

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

This is a book for anyone interested in wildlife, for art lovers, for tourists wanting...

Discover one of the Scottish Enlightenment's brightest stars. Among the giants of...

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

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

When Malcolm Alexander saw the job advert, 'urgent: island doctor needed', he applied...

In 1938 John Lorne Campbell bought the Hebridean isle of Canna. He wanted to prevent it...

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

This is the charming and poignant account of twenty-five years spent in Orkney. After...

One of the greatest travellers in Scotland, Martin Martin was also a native Gaelic...

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