9 Must-Read Books about Scotland
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18 Works 56,712 Books 1,827 Reviews 4.0
Ah, bonnie Scotland. The mere sound of the word is enough to make you daydream of big skies and rugged Highlands; the cobbled streets of its ancient cities and legendary castles; gazing show more out across windswept coastlines and heavenly islands sprinkled with purple heather, sipping a dram of the finest malt whisky.
Literature inspired by Scotland – both fictional and fact-based – has long drawn visitors to our shores. Take the time to lose yourself between the pages of these remarkable stories set in Scotland before planning your very own trip. show less
Literature inspired by Scotland – both fictional and fact-based – has long drawn visitors to our shores. Take the time to lose yourself between the pages of these remarkable stories set in Scotland before planning your very own trip. show less
Main List 9
Work | Order Label |
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Outlander (1991) by Diana Gabaldon The Outlander Series | 1 |
Love of Country: A Hebridean Journey (2016) by Madeleine Bunting | 2 |
Rebus's Scotland: A Personal Journey (2005) by Ian Rankin | 3 |
Whisky Galore (1947) by Compton Mackenzie | 4 |
Findings (2005) by Kathleen Jamie | 5 |
The Summer Isles: A Voyage of the Imagination (2019) by Philip Marsden | 6 |
The Lewis Trilogy: The Blackhouse, The Lewis Man and The Chessmen (2012) by Peter May | 7 |
Raw Spirit: In Search of the Perfect Dram (2003) by Iain Banks | 8 |
Mary Queen of Scots (1969) by Antonia Fraser | 9 |
Love...? Try... 9
Work | Order Label |
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Kidnapped (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson Love the 'Outlander' series? Try 'Kidnapped' | 1 |
Sea Room: An Island Life in the Hebrides (2002) by Adam Nicolson Love 'Love of Country: A Hebridean Journey'? Try 'Sea Room: My Love Affair with the Islands' | 2 |
44 Scotland Street (2005) by Alexander McCall Smith Love 'Rebus's Scotland: A Personal Journey'? Try '44 Scotland Street' | 3 |
The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915) by John Buchan Love 'Whisky Galore'? Try 'The 39 Steps' | 4 |
Sunset Song (1932) by Lewis Grassic Gibbon Love 'Findings'? Try 'Sunset Song' | 5 |
Bothy Tales: Footsteps in the Scottish hills (2018) by John D Burns Love 'The Summer Isles'? Try 'Bothy Tales: Footsteps in the Scottish Hills' | 6 |
Raven Black (2006) by Ann Cleeves Love the 'Lewis' trilogy? Try the 'Shetland' series | 7 |
Under the Skin (2004) by Michel Faber Love 'Raw Spirit: In Search of the Perfect Dram'? Try 'Under the Skin' | 8 |
How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in It (2001) by Arthur Herman Love 'Mary Queen of Scots'? Try 'How Scots Invented the Modern World' | 9 |
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