Famous Scots

Robert Burns in Time and Place' is a brand new title in the 'Scotties Books' series...

To know Sir Walter Scott as a man is as delightful and fruitful an experience as to...

Mary Stuart became queen of Scotland when she was only five days old. This is the...

This is the tale of William Wallace, who saved the country's honour in its darkest...

Jacobite influences are often found in Scottish culture. Indeed, many of their stories...

Funny, scurrilous, chilling and gloriously inventive, Tam o' Shanter is widely regarded...

Thomas Telford, the son of a shepherd, was born in Westerkirk, Scotland in 1757. At the...

Thomas Telford's genius is reflected in the variety and great technical skill of his...

Before the emergence of the steam railway rocketed the likes of Isambard Kingdom Brunel...

Burns Suppers have existed for over 200 years in celebration of Scotland’s national...

Through his personality, ingenuity and ability, he initiated a resistance movement...

This Wee Book combines well kent and lesser known phrases, poems and songs to give folk...