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Enlightenment Edinburgh: A Guide, by Sheila Szatkowski

Book review – Enlightenment Edinburgh: A Guide

Edinburgh was the intellectual hub of the western world in the 18th century, with treatises and lectures on science, medicine, law, architecture, philosophy and political...
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Blue Ball in Jodhpur (Photo: Dena Woodhams)

A Study in Tartan as new Sherlock design is kept in the family

Sherlock Holmes has a new official tartan - and it's been kept in the family. Tania Henzell has designed the new tartan, and she is...
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Book review: Alexander Henry – Rifle Maker, by Donald Dallas

The fascinating story of an acclaimed Scots rifle maker is chronicled in a fascinating new biography. Released as a private publication for Donald Dallas, this...
Follow The Dead, by Lin Anderson

Book review: Follow The Dead by Lin Anderson

Forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod returns in the 12th book of her series by the exquisite Lin Anderson. Follow the Dead takes her to the Cairngorms,...
The Whisky Dictionary by Iain Hector Ross

Book review: The Whisky Dictionary by Iain Hector Ross

At first glance, the thought of a dictionary of whisky isnt’t the most gripping. However, appearances can be deceptive, and there’s plenty of humour throughout....
The Drowned and the Saved: When War Came to the Hebrides

Book review – The Drowned and the Saved: When War Came to the Hebrides

What’s the story? A truly harrowing account, Wilson’s book sheds light on the untold Hebridean war experience, writes Stacey Wylie. The Drowned and the Saved...


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