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Jimmy Swan, the enigmatic commercial traveller, is another classic comic character from the pen of Neil Munro, the master Scottish humorist.

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A.J. Bruford and D.A. MacDonald present an entertaining collection of the oral tales that have been passed down by generations of Scottish storytellers, and have been recorded and collected by researchers from the School of Scottish Studies at Edinburgh University over the past fifty years.

 

        

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A warm book of folklore and tales told by one of the most well-known storytellers of the Western Isles.
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Murdo Macrae is one of the most extraordinary and fascinating of Iain Crichton Smith’s literary creations.

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A worthy successor to the best-selling Para Handy. Meet Erchie Macpherson, waiter and Kirk Deacon, his wife Jinnet, and his friend Duffy, the coal merchant, three pawky characters, putting the world to rights in Edwardian Glasgow.

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A powerful and perceptive semi-autobiographical novel, which captures the true spirit of a traditional fishing community in the very north of Scotland's isolated coasts.

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Although best known as one of Scotland’s greatest modern poets, Iain Crichton Smith was also prolific as a writer of short stories. Here in one volume is a comprehensive collection demonstrating the versatility of Crichton Smith’s range.

            
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Few who have read Robert Louis Stevenson’s Kidnapped can resist its appeal. Ian Nimmo takes us on the very same journey of Stevenson's classic novel.
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The story of mischievous Aberdeenshire boy Willie Fowlie - or the 'nickum', as his grandmother calls him - and his journey to adulthood. The course of his life completely changes, but can the 'nickum' ever atone for the decisions that he has made in his past?

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The collection of stories in this book are based on some of the 2,220 cases he dealt with in the course of James McLevy’s career, wonderfully evoking the spirit of the city, and the vivid descriptions of its criminal classes. Introduced by Quintin Jardine.
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Doris Davidson is one of Scotland’s best-loved romantic novelists.

    
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William McGonagall’s poetry is Scotland’s alternative to Robert Burns, and as every bit engaging in this comprehensive collection.

            
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Set in the chaotic aftermath of the First World War and after the death of her father, Renee and her mother are forced to open up their home to two lodgers. The impressionable Renee begins to form unusual attachments and romantic self-illusions which only spurs a cycle of self-effacement. A subtle treatment of human relationships during a time of flux.

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This collection of 42 stories comprises every type of tale found on the island of South Uist, including heroic Fingalian stories, international folktales, ghost stories and local historical and humorous anecdotes.

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An intriguing piece of fiction of a single mother set in the harsh conditions of post-war Britain.         
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The astonishing range and scope of Alasdair Campbell's writing is highlighted in this collection of short stories set in Lewis.

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Beginning in the fictional seaport of Bideford Quay in Devon, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, this novel follows the fortunes of Amyas Leigh, a young man who sets sail on a life of adventure on the high seas.
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A brand new novella and fantastic collection of short stories by Scotland's favourite novelist.
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Forced into service at the age of fourteen, orphan Katie Mair must enter the bleak and cut off household, Howe of Denty, that turns out to be not as respectable as it first appears. One desperate act of defence from Katie is to a start a chain of despair, passion and revenge.
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A glorious omnibus edition of Dr Finlay's adventures during the inter-war years, based on the author's own experience as a doctor. This collection revives Conin's masterpiece and celebrates favourite characters from the BBC-adapted perennial favourite. 

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Nicholas the cat keenly observed the comings and goings of three generations of his family and their animals in a remote area of the Isle of Mull, and recorded it all - the funny, dramatic, heart-warming and harrowing events that make up family life. Rediscover Annabel Carother's tender tales of pastoral romance.

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