Biography & Travel Writing

The discovery of a long-forgotten physic garden and the restoration of an old weathered...

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

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

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

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Where do you come from? It's one of the most basic...

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

Thoroughly revised and expanded from the 2012 edition (twice the length, almost double...

In 2017, holed up in a hotel room, feverish, despondent and aimless, Iain Maloney...

A few years ago, Annie Worsley traded a busy life in academia to take on a...

In May 1933 Margaret Leigh took over the tenancy of Achnabo farm, in a beautiful corner...

Told from his son’s persepctive, this book narrates the remarkable true story of how a...

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