Jim White, William Nelson, Kate Milne, Thallon Veitch, Richard Blaikie, “Mary Reid” and Nan Aitken recount their experiences of living and working in the papermills along the Water of Leith.

Para Handy has been sailing his way into the affections of generations of Scots since he first weighed anchor in the pages of the Glasgow Evening News nearly a hundred years ago. This definitive edition contains all three collections published in Neil Munro’s lifetime, as well as a new story never previously published which was discovered in 2001.

A hilarious yet informative book of Glaswegian phrases.

REPRINT DUE OCTOBER 2008

This is Brian Hennigan’s debut novel and it has currently being adapted for film by director David Mackenzie.

An original and eye-opening contribution to our understanding of the workings of politics in eighteenth and early nineteenth-century Scotland.

Paying the Piper offers an intriguing and stimulating debate about taxation.

The Pearl-fishers is a classic love story and the master storyteller’s last novel.

This important book incorporates an outline of the structure of government in Scotland after the Treaty of Union with a study of the politics of Scotland from 1747 to 1784.

First published to critical acclaim in the 1990s, People and Society in Scotland quickly established itself as a major new text for all interested in modern Scottish social history, incorporating the very best of new research and analysis.

Published in association with The Economic and Social History Society of Scotland, this history provides a scholarly survey of the forces that have shaped modern Scotland.

First published to critical acclaim in the 1990s, People and Society in Scotland quickly established itself as a major new text for all interested in modern Scottish social history, incorporating the very best of new research and analysis.

Persian Dawns, Egyptian Nights is a complete set of stories first published in the early thirties, revealing an author whose interests lie far beyond the Scottish and rural.

This comprehensive collection of essays provides fascinating information about this part of Scotland. The natural, historical and cultural treasures of this popular part of Scotland are revealed here in all their glorious variety.

This book explores some of the remarkable stories of this ancient land, many of them appearing in print for the first time.

AVAILABLE OCTOBER 2007

This fully revised and updated edition draws on the latest archaeological discoveries and cutting-edge research, providing a comprehensive, up-to-date and fascinating insight into the rich tapestry of Scottish ancestry, history and culture.

Pillar of Fire is the epic story of the journey of the British Expeditionary Force from hope to despair, to triumph in the midst of defeat - a triumph that may have saved Britain from Nazi tyranny.

A comprehensive guide and reference work which will appeal to all pipers, especially those coming from outside Scotland, and to piping enthusiasts.

This book is the third edition of MacCaig’s Collected Poems and is edited by his son Ewen. This edition contains 778 poems, 100 of them previously unpublished, and has, in addition, a context piece, author’s words and CD of readings. It is a definitive edition of his work.

In providing an all-round portrait of the man and his achievements, Michael Smith’s book places James Wordie in his rightful place amongst the greatest of British explorers.

In his pioneering book Scottish Literature: Character and Influence (1919), the literary critic Gregory Smith distinguished two contrasting moods inherent in the Scottish psyche.

A study of the main political parties in Scotland, examining in particular their electoral fortunes from the time of the First Reform Bill to the emergence of the Labour party.

Jo Falla, the author of the critically acclaimed Blue Poppies, has followed up his earlier triumph with a brilliant new novel set in the shimmering deserts of western Sudan.

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A study of popular disturbances at the turn of the eighteenth century.

CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK

In this history of Leith the emphasis is placed firmly on the lives of the ordinary people - their work, homes, lifestyle, interests, aspirations and opinions.

Poverty Castle is an absorbing work of contrasts and subtle irony centred around an idealistic family in Argyll. A compelling novel, it deals with human nature and the socialism of industrial Glasgow.

The Power-House is a classic Buchan thriller – one of the best. The hero, Leithen, is often considered to be Buchan’s altar ego.     

This is a portrait of a complex and fascinating society which laid down patterns in the Scottish countryside, many of which still survive today.