Cradle of the Scots

From Adomnan in the seventh century to Naomi Mitchison in the twentieth, this anthology features writers as varied as Neil Munro, Robin Jenkins, and from the Gaelic tradition, Alasdair MacMhaighstir Alasdair and Duncan Ban Maclntyre. The book contains a range of fiction, non-fiction and poetry in four sections: Mull and North Argyll, Lorne, Mid-Argyll and Cowal - Knapdale, Kintyre and Islay. A full introduction and introductions to each section sets the writers in context. The text is enriched with period prints.