Biography & Travel Writing

The islands of the Outer Hebrides are home to some of the most remote and spectacular...

St Columba is one of the most important figures in the early history of the British...

A Croft in the Hills, first published in 1960, is now acknowledged as a classic among...

Samuel Johnson's Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland and James Boswell's Journal...

Thomas Telford, the son of a shepherd, was born in Westerkirk, Scotland in 1757. At the...

Mike Edwards journeys across America to each of the five settlements which bear the...

Richard Clubley once again shows his love for the Scottish island of Orkney through...

This is the story of Duncan Napier who founded Edinburgh's herbalist shop in 1860....

After 20 years working as a professional biologist, the author decided to ‘retire’ to...

Donald MacDonald, “Dòmhnall Ghilleasbuig Sorcha”, was born on 2 February 1897 on the...

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

To know Sir Walter Scott as a man is as delightful and fruitful an experience as to...