Biography & Travel Writing

Few people cram as much into a lifetime as Hamish did, and these memoirs reflect his...

Over the course of a year, leading historian and nature writer David Gange kayaked the...

This is the story of Duncan Napier who founded Edinburgh's herbalist shop in 1860....

Donald MacDonald, “Dòmhnall Ghilleasbuig Sorcha”, was born on 2 February 1897 on the...

Angus MacLellan was regarded throughout his own lifetime as one of Scotland's finest...

John Gregorson Campbell (1834-91) was one of the most outstanding folklorists working...

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

In 'Hebridean Sharker' Tex Geddes describes his exploits during the 1950s as a hunter...

Martin Moran has been a man of the mountains since youth. Famously, he made the first...

From conducting farm animal caesarean sections in the early hours to missing family...

'Peppered with humour, empathy and kindness' - Sunday Post Ever since her pet sheep...

Hugh Miller was born in 1802 in Cromarty, Ross-shire. He started his working life as a...