A team of leading historians and critics from both Scotland and England investigate what is known of medieval warrior William Wallace's career from contemporary sources, most of which, unusually for a national hero, were created by his enemies.

Following on from the same author’s On Scottish Ground, this book shows Kenneth White on his tracks outside Scotland, before zooming in on his return.

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Biographies have appeared of the various leading personalities involved, but this is the first systematic study to link up the various theatres of war and to discuss the effects of the Bruce Wars

After the First World War, upwards of 40 of the Clyde's total output of ships was produced in the warship yards.

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This important and comprehensive study provides an in-depth understanding of how water power was used in Scotland from the sixteenth to the late nineteenth century.

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This study examines the enthusiasts and practioners who ran the hydros, the personnel and patients, the visitors and the guests, and looks at why the Scottish hydros were so successful whereas the

Cissie McGregor finds herself homeless and her child has been taken. She will fight back, but she must finally confront the consequences of those events long ago in Aberdeen when her childhood innocence was shattered …

This collection illustrates the drama and dynamism of a society that lived close to nature, had little in the way of material wealth but possessed an intellectual treasure-house of story and song.

WINNER OF THE MEDIA AWARD, BRITISH CHEESE AWARDS 2006

The West Country is world-renowned for its cheeses and has been a centre for cheeses of excellence for centuries.

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Centred on the West Highland Railway, which opened to Fort William in 1894 and to Mallaig in 1901, this book describes the late nineteenth century ‘railway mania’ in the Highlands – and its immed

From the outskirts of Glasgow to Fort William, the West Highland Way is one of the UK’s most popular long distance route. This 8th edition of the Official Guide has been updated to include recent modifications to the route.

John MacPherson conveys the various moods of this remote and austere part of the British Isles in a series of photographs which convey the unique spirit of this extraordinary place.

Malcolm Archibald vividly evokes the lives of Scottish whalers in his history, using log books and journals, custom and company records to accurately portray their working lives and their families.

When Piping was Strong provides an unprecedented history of Gaelic Scotland’s most resilient of musical treasures: the piping tradition of the southern Outer Hebrides.

A new thrilling novel carefully laiden with mystery, deception and murder in which Alice Rice finds herself hunting a killer.

A vibrant and vivid anthology from Scotland’s greatest writers.

An extraordinary tale of surprising endeavours involving one man’s struggle to resuscitate two whisky distilleries from the brink of no return - Bruichladdich and Port Charlotte distilleries - on the small Hebridean island of Islay.

This is a book that gets beyond the gloss and hype that surrounds Scotland’s national drink to celebrate the unsung heroes who are the backbone of the whisky industry.

A great collection of tales from an exciting period of history retold by one of Scotland’s most well-known storytellers.

These beautifully captured images make a stunning book that reflects the great diversity and beauty of Scotland and its wildlife.

This collection, including the never-before-published Stickeen, presents the finest of Muir’s writings, and imparts a rounded portrait of a man whose generosity, passion, discipline and vision are an inspiration to this day.

The publication of Priscilla Bawcutt's complete edition of The Poems of William Dunbar provides the opportunity for a critical stocktaking on Dunbar studies and the chance to map out areas in which more extensive enquiry should be undertaken.

William McGonagall’s poetry is Scotland’s alternative to Robert Burns, and as every bit engaging in this comprehensive collection.

Featuring new sections on the Wallace of literature and present-day perceptions, this book provides a more authentic picture of the greatest of Scotland’s heroes than has been previously available, placing the crude distortions and inaccuracies such as Braveheart in their proper context.

Blood-spattered Scottish history at its most wickedly entertaining. Bursting with brilliant illustrations, this book will have you shouting ’Freedom!’ after every page!

A portrait of crofting life in the bare and sometimes bitter landscape of Scotland’s North-east lowlands. The second part of Cameron’s trilogy of rural life.

With an introduction by Jack Webster.

Winter Tales is a superb collection of tender and compassionate tales, focussing on light and darkness, winter and its festivals, by one of the greatest story-tellers of the 20th century.

Wish I Was Here represents the diversity of languages, dialects and cultures in contemporary Scotland.

Buchan’s favourite of all his novels, Witch Wood deals with the hypocrisy that can lie beneath god-fearing respectability. The book is set in the terrifying times of the first half of the seventeenth century when the Church of Scotland unleashed a wave of cruelty and intolerance. Minister Sempill witnesses devil worship in the ’Witch Wood’ and is persecuted. With an introduction by Allan Massie.

This is Filson Young's unique account of life inside the Grand Fleet, and the sole eyewitness account of the British navy at the outbreak of the First World War.

Well-known names and talented new writers are all to be found in this volume of the very best entries to one of Britain’s biggest and most prestigious short story competitions – The Scotsman and Orange Short Story Award 2006.

The World According to Bertie is the fourth in the No. 44 Scotland Street series and revolves around the many colourful characters who live there. 

Writing Scotland is a major eight-part television series, made by Hopscotch Films, written and presented by Carl MacDougall and scheduled to be broadcast on BBC2 Scotland and BBC4 in 2004.