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Book review: An Enormous Reckless Blunder

An Enormous Reckless Blunder tells the little-known story of the Lewis Chemical Works. In 1844, James Matheson purchased the Isle of Lewis with the fortune...
Giants of the Clyde by Robert Jeffrey

Book review: Giants of the Clyde

The River Clyde in Glasgow was known internationally and recognised as the ultimate shipbuilding accolade. By as late as the 1950s around a seventh of...
Highland Retreats by Mary Miers

Book Review: Highland Retreats

The north of Scotland is famous for its large country homes - so many great buildings, hidden away in quiet corners, surrounded by acres of...
The Gleneagles Hotel

Book review: The Haldanes of Gleneagles

In an age when celebrity names come and go in the blinking of an eyelid, thereā€™s a Scottish family that has endured for over 900...
Bill Glen with his debut novel - written at the age of 96

Age is no barrier as Scots OAP writes his first book – in his 90s

They say that everyone has a book in them - and for one Scot, it's just taken that little bit longer to put pen to...
Author Val McDermid at the Muriel Sparks exhibition, at the National Library in, Edinburgh

Forgotten Scots author is resurrected to celebrate literary heritage

A celebration of female writers is being marked in the skies of Edinburgh. Message from the Skies, co-commissioned between Edinburghā€™s Hogmanay and the Edinburgh International...


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