Old habits die hard in Scotland. During the year, communities in every corner of the country get up ..

In September 1939, groups of horsemen in battledress cantered down a broad, grassy plain on the west..

The Great Wood of Caledon - the historic native forest of Highland Scotland - has a reputation as po..

For the last 140 years, the south of Scotland has been a powerhouse of rugby union. Despite the area..

Writing about writers, far from being irrelevant, is a genuine act of solidarity, supportive and ste..

A great web of interconnecting sagas' - The Scotsman 'True North is a wonder-voyage - an immrama - o..

In the words of Alexander McCall Smith: 'You feel the rocking of the train, you hear the sound of it..

After distinguished service in the First World War, Richard Hannay settles down with his wife Mary a..

Well before Precious Ramotswe founded her Number One Ladies' Detective Agency, as an eight-year-old ..

Late November 1980. Student Nick Hartley returns from a lecture to find his house full of police off..

Blotto and Twinks are once again launched into another death-defying adventure this time in the civi..

Ever since she can remember Meg has wanted to be a professional cook. But it's 1964 and in restauran..

Pericles returns home more than a hero: he's the leader of Athens the empire's beacon of light in th..

The privileged daughter of one of the most powerful men in England Mahelt Marshal’s life changes d..

When Roger Bigod heir to the powerful earldom of Norfolk arrives at court in 1177 to settle a bitter..