One of the definitive pieces of travel writing from the period, charting Thomas Pennant’s second trip to Scotland.

Neil Gunn’s classic account of his 1930s voyage in the Hebrides. It seeks to capture the romance and exhilaration of a trip in a small boat, and Gunn’s observation of sea and landscape is interwoven with understanding of Norse and Celtic culture.

A highly entertaining and informative accountof Scotland’s culture and character in the eighteenth century as told by two of Britain’s most notorious men of literature.

Chiang Yee was exiled from his Chinese homeland for over 40 years, during which time he wrote and illustrated a number of travel classics, beginning with this delightful book on the Lake District, in which he explores his feelings about his exile.

Louis MacNeice provides a unique insight into Hebridean culture of the late 1930s. This is a fascinating social historical document of what Scottish rural life was like in these times.  

Exiled from China in 1933, Chiang Yee produced some of the most evocative travel books ever written. He was ‘dazzled’ by the Scottish capital and paints an unforgettable picture of Edinburgh in the 1940s.

An inspiring narrative of one man’s exploration within the fringes of the arctic circle. A truly unique perspective.

A new example of the diverse pathways and the multiple dimensions of Kenneth White's method in that highly original type of travel-writing he calls the waybook.

For centuries the Highlands and Islands of Scotland have cast their spell over visitors.

The log of Livingstone’s journey is interposed with an account of their own trials and tribulations.

This volume brings together for the first time two records of the experiences of early Scottish emigrants to Argentina.

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 Road to Drumnafunner is a journey through the secret history and legends of North-east Scotland. Beginning at Drumnafunner Farm, where the Donald family lived and where the poet Charles Murray – ’Hamewith’ – walked over the moors to school, the road winds its way through many intriguing places, uncovering the stories and characters associated with them.

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