Scottish Books and Articles about Scotland

Almost all the books on this page have been ocr'd or scanned in by us to provide you some excellent reading about Scotland and the Scots. We always have more books to do and if you would like to help us by ocr'ing in or scanning in a book we'd appreciate your help. Contact Alastair McIntyre and he'll get back to you.

Complete Books

1. Scotland - A Concise History
   Our thanks to the author, James Halliday, for letting us publish his excellent concise history of Scotland.
2. Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland: An Ethnography of the Gael A.D. 500-1750
   Our thanks to Professor C. Thomas Cairney, Ph.D. for letting us publish his excellent book.
3. A journey to the Islands of Scotland
   A book by Samuel Johnson of his travels in 1773 from Edinburgh to the Highlands and then over to the Western Isles and down to Glasgow. This was at the time of the Highland clearances and is an excellent read.
4. General History of the Highlands
   This account comes from a six volume set "History of the Scottish Highlands, Highland Clans and Highland Regiments" published in 1887. You should also see our section on Scottish Regiments which is part of this set.
5. The Story of Leith
   A book by John Russell c1922 about the town of Leith near Edinburgh.
6. Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character
   Through this book you will come to understand the Scots and their humour a little better.
7. A Summer in Skye
   A great book done in the 1800's in which you'll read about the place and the people and all about Second Site and Fairy Bridges and much else besides.
8. Rothiemurchus
   Of all the districts overshadowed by the extensive Cairngorm range the most magnificent, by universal consent, is Rothiemurchus. It is a region entirely unique. There is nothing like it elsewhere.
9. The Story of Ferniehirst Castle
   The stronghold of the Kerr family and includes accounts about the families Kerr, Home, Elliot, Maxwell, Rutherford, Scott, Swinton and Turnbull.
10. Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen
    Originally edited by Robert Chambers and then the new edition along with the supplemental volume says by the Rev. Thos. Thomson.  It was published by Blackie and Son of Glasgow, Edinburgh, and London in 1856.
11. The Great Historic Families of Scotland
    by James Taylor, M.A., D.D., F.S.A and published in 1887.
12. The History of Stirlingshire
    This book was last published in 1880 and is a two volume publication.
13. Byways of the Scottish Borders
    In the Autumn of 1886 the author walked with an artist friend through some of the most famous of the Border country, from Moffat eastwards.
14. The Scot in British North America
    This is an account of the part played by Scots in Canada. It is a 4 volume set.
15. The Scottish Chiefs
    This is an historical novel about Sir William Wallace first published in 1809.
16. Scottish Fairy Tales
    A collection of Scottish fairy tales for you to enjoy.
17. Traditions and Stories of Scottish Castles
    A book by A. H. Miller.
18. The Historical Families of Dunfriesshire and the Border Wars
    A book by C L Johnstone.
19. Historical and Traditional Sketches of Highland Families and of the Highlands
    A book by John MacLean published in 1848.
20. Rambles Round Glasgow
    An historical look at Glasgow and surrounding area.
21. Edinburgh and the Lothians
    A book published in 1912 about the area.
22. Peebles and Selkirk
    A book published in 1914 about the area.
23. Corporal Cameron
    By Ralph Connor. A novel about Corporal Cameron and his adventures.
24. A Doctor of the Old School
    An account of a Doctor in Scotland by Ian MacLaren published in 1896. You'll need some tissues!
25. Memoirs of John Urquhart
    Letters and select remains of John Urquhart, late of St. Andrews University.
26. Behold the Hebrides!
    A book by Alasdair Alpin MacGregor.
27. Iona
    By the Duke of Argyll
28. Netherlorn and its Neighbourhood
    by Patrick H Gillies
29. The Scots in Germany
    Being a contribution towards the history of the Scot abroad by Th A Fischer.
30. The Scots in Eastern and Western Prussia
    1903 edition by Otto Schulze & Co., Edinburgh. Considered to be a second volume to the Scots in Germany.
31. Historic Earls and Earldoms of Scotland
    A book by John Mackintosh.
32. The Northern Highlands
    The Annals of the Northern Highlands in the nineteenth century. 2 volumes.
33. Scots in Sweden
    By Jonas Berg and Bo Lagercrantz.
34. Wilson's Border Tales
    This is a large work of stories of the Borders and Scotland.
35. The Scot Abroad
    by John Hill Burton. This is a book mainly exploring the connections between France and Scotland.
36. Papers Relating to the Scots in Poland
    Book published in 1915.
37. Rambles Round Kilmarnock
    by Archibald R Adamson
38. The Domestic Annals of Scotland
    From the Reformation to the Revolution. 3 volumes.
39. The Book of Saint Fittick
    Thomas White Ogilvie, 1901
40. The Complaynt of Scotland
    This is a most interesting book published around 1550 in the old Scots language.
41. Rambles Through the Land of Burns
    By Archibald R. Adamson 1879.
42. McIan's Highlanders At Home
    By R. R. M'Ian, Esq 1848, Illustrations by James Logan, Esq.
43. The History of Rannoch
    By A.D. Cunningham
44. Home Life of the Highlanders 1400 - 1746
    Home-life in the Highlands of Scotland before the Rising under Prince Charles Edward Stuart, 1911.
45. Historical Geography of the Clans of Scotland
    This book includes a detailed map of the Clans of Scotland together with other Clan information including other maps and accounts of the Highlands.
46. On Emigration and the State of the Highlands
    By The Earl of Selkirk, 1805
47. In the Shadows of Cairngorm
    Chronicles of the United Parishes of Abernethy and Kincardine c1900.
48. Popular Superstitions of the Highlands
    By W Grant Stewart (1823)
49. Rural Life in the Eighteenth Century
    By David Douglas 1877.
50. The History of the Thirty Years War
    (1618-1648) by Frederick Schiller. Translated from the German by the Rev. A. J. W. Morrison, M.A.
51. The Story of a Pioneer
    By Anna Howard Shaw, D.D., M.D.
52. Notes on the Early History of Scotland
    An Examination of the ancient histories of Ireland and Iceland in so far as it concerns the Origin of the Scots. Published in 1862.
53. Guide to the East Neuk of Fife
    By D Hay Fleming, Published 1886.
54. Robertson’s Historical Proofs on the Highlanders
    Concise historical proofs on the Gael of Alban or Highlanders of Scotland
55. The Selkirk Settlers in Real Life
    by Rev. R. G. MacBeth, M.A., 1897.
56. Morven
    by Robert Sellar, 1911
57. Ladies of the Covenant
    Memoirs of Distinguished Scottish Female Characters By Rev. James Anderson
58. The History of England from the Accession of James II
    By Thomas Babington MacAulay
59. The Veil of Isis; or, Mysteries of the Druids
    By W. Winwood Reade
60. Popular Tales of the West Highlands
    Collected by J. F. Campbell
61. Picturesque Scotland
    Its romantic scenes and historical associations in lay and legend, song and story by Francis Watt M.A. and the Rev. Andrew Carter M.A.
62. Dain Spioradail le Padruig Grannd
    By Peter Grant 1873. A collection of Gaelic religious poems.
63. Scots in Argentina
    By Douglas W. Bruce M.A.
64. Highland Tour
    By William Keddie
65. Annals of Dunfermline
    A.D. 1069 - 1878, by Ebenezer Henderson, LL.D
66. The Highlanders of Waipu
    by Gordon MacDonald 1928
67. Autumnal Rambles Among The Scottish Mountains
    By the Rev. Thomas Grierson, A.M. 1851
68. The Life of James Robertson
    Missionary Superintendent In the Northwest Territories by Charles W. Gordon (Ralph Connor) published in 1908, second edition.
69. The Social Life of Scotland in the Eighteenth Century
    By Henry Grey Graham 1901
70. Unto the Hills
    By Brenda G. Macrow. A series of delightful short essays and descriptive poems, each recapturing and crystallising some moment of supreme happiness during holidays among the hills of Scotland.
71. The Scottish Churches' Work Abroad
    By J. H. Morrison, M.A. published in 1927.
72. Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America
    Prior to the  Peace of 1783 together with notices of Highland Regiments and Biographical Sketches (Published 1900) By J. P. MacLean, Ph. D.
73. Kentiana
    The story of the settlement and development of the County of Kent, Ontario, Canada by Kent Historical Society 1939
74. The Lowland Scots Regiments
    Edited by The Right Hon. Sir Herbert Maxwell, Bt. published 1918
75. The Journal of George Hepburn
    On his voyage from Scotland to Otago in 1850 with extracts from his letters written from Otago.
76. Our Children in Old Scotland and Nova Scotia
    By E. M. Stirling
77. Scottish Influence in Russian History
    By A. Francis Steuart (1913)
78. Scots and Scots Descendants in America
    by D. MacDougall, 1917
79. History of Ryegate, Vermont
    From its settlement by the Scotch-American Company of Farmers to the Present Time, by Edward Miller and Frederic P Wells, 1913.
80. The Story of the Life of MacKay of Uganda
    By His Sister (1898)
81. Scottish Women in Bygone Days
    By Eunice G. Murray (1930)
82. Records of Scottish Settlers on the River Plate and their Churches
    By James Dodds (1897)
83. Regimen Sanitatis - The Rule of Health
    A Gaelic Medical Manuscript of the Early Sixteenth Century or perhaps older
84. Jam Side Down
    Traveling the West Highland Way by William Kerr
85. Colin of the Ninth Concession
    By R. L. Richardson (1903) A Tale of Scottish Pioneer Life in Eastern Ontario.
86. The Scotch-Irish in History
    By Rev. James Shaw D. D. 1899
87. The Old Scots Navy from 1689 to 1710
    Edited by James Grant (1914)
88. The Scots in Sweden
    By TH. A. Fischer (1907)
89. The Scot in New France
    By J. M. LeMoine (1881)
90. The Highlanders of Scotland
    By William F. Skene, D.C.L. (1836) and Edited by Alexander MacBain, M.A., L.L.D. (1902). We have added this book as in most histories of the Highland Clans reference is made to it so we thought it would be useful to have a copy on the site.
91. The Scotsman in Canada Volume 1 & 2
    Volume 1 by Wilfred Campbell, LL.D. - Eastern Canada, including Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario.
    Volume 2 by George Bryce, M.A., D.D., LL.D. - Western Canada, including Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and portions of old Rupert's Land and the Indian Territories.
92. St. Andrews
    By Andrew Lang (1893)
93. Legends of The Black Watch or Forty-Second Highlanders
    By James Grant (1859)
94. The Orkney Book
    By John Gunn, M.A., D.Sc. (1909)
95. The McGregors
    A Novel of an Ontario Pioneer Family by Robert Laidlaw
96. The Moor and The Loch
    By John Colquhoun (1841)
97. The Anecdotage of Glasgow
    Comprising Anecdotes and Anecdotal Incidents of the City of Glasgow and Glasgow Personages by Robert Alison, 1892.
98. Scottish Men of Letters in the Eighteenth Century
    By Henry Grey Graham (1908)
99. The Harvest of the Sea
    Including sketches of Fisheries & Fisher Folk by James G. Bertram (1873)
100. Pictonians at Home and Abroad
     By Rev. J. P. MacPhie M.A. (1914)
101. The Scots College in Spain
     By Maurice Taylor (1971)
102. Wild Life in the West Highlands
     By Charles Henry Alston with illustrations by A. Scott Rankin (1912)
103. John Thomson of Duddingston
     The famous Scottish landscape painter - A memoir with a critical review of his works (1907)
104. The McGills
     Celts, Scots, Ulstermen and American Pioneers - History, Heraldry and Tradition by Capt. A. McGill (1910).
105. The Prophecies of The Brahan Seer
     By Alexander MacKenzie FSA Scot (1899)
106. From Fox's Earth to Mountain Tarn
     Days among the wild animals of Scotland by J. H. Crawford (1907)
107. Jubilee History of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church of Carlton
     (The Gaelic Church) By W. A. Sanderson, M.A., LL.M. (1905)
108. Byways of Scottish Story
     By George Eyre-Todd (1930)
109. The Life of James Stewart
     D.D. M.D. Hon.  F.R.G.S. by James Wells, D.D. (1909)
110. The Scots Week-End
     And Caledonian Vade-Mecum for Host, Guest and Wayfarer (1936)
111. James Chalmers of New Guinea
     Missionary, Pioneer and Martyr by Cuthbert Lennox (1902)
112. Songs by the Baroness Nairne
     Songs by Lady Nairne from a 300 print edition.
113. One Hundred Years History St. Andrew's Society of Toronto
     By the St. Andrew's Society of Toronto
114. Gazetteer of Scotland
     This is a 6 volume publication which details all the villages and towns in Scotland together with some of there history.
115. Highland Gatherings
     Being Accounts of the Braemar, Northern and Luss Meetings, by Sir Iain Colquhoun, Bart., D.S.O. and Hugh Machell. With contributions by John Macpherson and C. D. McCombie-Smith, and a Foreword by H. R. H. The Princess Royal, The Duchess of Fife. (1927).
116. The Book of the Club of True Highlanders
     2 vols. A record of the Dress, arms, customs, arts and science; of the Highlanders. Compiled from printed and MS records; and traditions; and illustrated with etchings of Highland Relics, and the Keltic Vestiges of Great Britain and Ireland.
     Author: North, C. N. McIntyre ( Charles Niven McIntyre). (1881)
117. Scottish Education - Schools and University
     From early times to 1908 by John Kerr, M.A., LL.D. (1910)
118. Scots Humour and Heroism
     By Cuey-Na-Gael (1902)
119. Reminiscences of the Early Settlement of Dunedin and South Otago
     Compiler and Editor John Wilson (1912)
120. Memoirs of Peter Henry Bruce, Esq
     A Military Officer, in the services of Prussia, Russia and Great Britain (1783) containing an account of his travels in Germany, Russia, Tartary, Turkey, The West Indies, etc.
121. History of the Burgh of Dumfries
     With notices of Nithsdale, Annandale and the Western Border by William McDowall 1867
122. A Group of Scottish Women
     By Harry Graham (1908)
123. History of the Royal Caledonian Society of Melbourne
     Our many thanks to the Society for giving us permission to publish this book
124. Scottish Catholics in Prince Edward Island
     Memorial Volume 1772 - 1922
125. Prehistoric Scotland
     By Robert Munro, M.A., M.D.
126. Scotland's Road of Romance
     Travels in the footsteps of Prince Charlie by Augustus Muir (1937)
127. Skye Pioneers and "The Island"
     By Malcolm A. MacQueen (1929)
128. Scots Minstrelsie: A National Monument of Scottish Song
     Edited and Arranged by John Greig, Mus. Doc. (Oxon.) containing over 500 songs with complete musical score in 6 volumes.
129. History of Scottish Medicine to 1860
     By John D. Comrie (1927)
130. The Celtic Monthly
     A magazine for Highlanders. Edited by John MacKay (1902/1903/1912)
131. The Scotch-Irish in America
     By John Walker Dinsmore (1906)
132. History of Inverness County, Nova Scotia
     By J. L. MacDougall (1922)
133. Scotland in the Middle Ages
     Sketches of Early Scotch History and Social Progress by Cosmo Innes (Professor of History in the University of Edinburgh. 1860)
134. Sketches of the Wild Sports & Natural History of the Highlands
     By Charles St. John (1878)
135. The Scotch-Irish in America
     Proceedings of the Scotch-Irish Congress in Columbia, Tennessee May 8-11, 1889.
136. When the Steel Went Through
     By P. Turner Bone (1945)
137. Life Story of Robert Moffat
     The Gardener Boy who became the great South African Pioneer by J. J. Ellis.
138. The Scotch-Irish in America
     Proceedings of the Second Congress at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania May 29 to June 1, 1890
139. Memoir of Norman MacLeod, D.D.
     Minister of Barony Parish, Glasgow; one of Her Majesty's Chaplains; Dean of The Chapel Royal; Dean of The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of The Thistle. By his brother The Rev. Donald MacLeod, B.A. (1876).
140. The Scotch-Irish in America
     Proceedings of the Third Congress at Louisville, Kentucky May 14 to 17, 1891
141. The Crofter in History
     By Lord Colin Campbell, son of George, 8th Duke of Argyll (1885)
142. The Greatness and Decline of the Celts
     By Henri Hubert (1934)
143. Romance of War (or The Highlanders in Spain)
     By James Grant (1910)
144. Raiderland
     All about Grey Galloway by S. R. Crockett (1902)
145. Perth on the Tay
     A Tale of the transplanted Highlanders by Josephine Smith (1901)
146. The Island Clans During Six Centuries
     By The Rev. Canon R. C. MacLeod of MacLeod (1920's)
147. The History of Scotland
     In 9 volumes By Patrick Fraser Tytler (1828)
148. The Civil and Ecclesiastical History of Scotland
     By Thomas Innes (1853)
149. A History of Scotland, Civil and Ecclesiastical
     From the Earliest Times to the Death of David I., 1153 by Duncan Keith (1886)
150. Scottish Canadian Newspaper
     1890/1 Weekly edition
151. The Scotch-Irish in America
     Proceedings of the Fourth Congress at Atlanta, GA., April 28 to May 1, 1892
152. Reminiscences of Old Scots Folk
     By T. Ratcliffe Barnett (1913)
153. Ocean to Ocean, Fleming's Expedition Through Canada in 1872
     By The Revd. George M. Grant (1873)
154. A fisherman’s Reflections on a beautiful but troubled world
     By David B. Thomson
155. Bonnie Scotland
     Painted by Sutton Palmer, Described by A R Hope Moncrieff (1904)
156. The Scottish Gael
     by James Logan (1831)
     Celtic Manners as preserved among the Highlanders: Being an historical and descriptive account of the inhabitants, antiquities, and national preculiarities of Scotland; more particularly of the northern, or gaelic parts of the country, where the singular habits if the aboriginal Celts are most tenaciously retained. Note a .pdf file is also available. (77Mb) These files are from the Internet Archive.
157. Smuggling in the Highlands
     An account of Highland Whisky with smuggling stories and detections. By Ian MacDonald (1914)
158. History of the Outer Hebrides (.pdf file 90Mb)
     (Lewis, Harris, North and South Uist, Benbecula, and Barra, by W. C. MacKenzie (1903)
159. Sir John A MacDonald
     By George R Parkin (1908)
160. The Scot in America
     By Peter Ross, LL.D. (1896)
161. The History of Ulster
     From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Ramsay Colles in 4 volumes (1919)
162. Sketches of The Character, Manners and Present State of the Highlanders of Scotland
     with details of the Military Service of the Highland Regiments by Major-General David Stewart in 2 volumes (1825)
163. Reminiscences and Reflections of an Octogenarian Highlander
     By Duncan Campbell (1910)
164. The Scottish Tradition in Canada
     Edited by W. Stanford Reid
165. The Intellectual Development of Scotland
     By Hector MacPherson (1911)
166. Sketch of the Civil and Traditional History of Caithness from the Tenth Century
     By James T. Calder (1861)
167. Sketches of Early Scotch History
     By Cosmo Innes (1861)
168. Scotland's Influence on Civilization
     By The Rev. Leroy J. Halsey, D.D., LL.D.
169. Arbroath and its Abbey
     By David Miller (1859)
170. The History of the Highland Clearances
     By Alexander MacKenzie (1914)
171. History of Curling
     By John Kerr (1890)
172. The Border or Riding Clans
     By B. Homer Dixon (1889)
173. Annals of Garelochside
     By W. C. Maughan (1897)
174. Domestic Life in Scotland, 1488 - 1688
     By John Warrack (1924)
175. The Annals of Penicuik
     By John J. Wilson (1891)
176. The Cruise of the Betsey
     Or a summer holiday in the Hebrides by Hugh Miller
177. Soldiers of Fortune
     In Camp & Court by Alexander Innes Shand (1907)
178. The Life of Tom Morris
     With Glimpses of St. Andrews and its Golfing Celebrities by W. W. Tulloch, Member of the Royal & Ancient Club of St. Andrews.
179. The Industries of Scotland, their Rise, Progress and Present Condition
     By David Bremner (1869)
180. Scotch Wit and Humour
     Published around 1898
181. Chronicles of Stratheden
     By a Resident (1881)
182. A History of the Scotch Poor Law
     By Sir George Nicholls, K .C. B. (1856)
183. Kinlochbervie
     Being the story and traditions of a remote Highland parish and its people by Alexander MacRae
184. Scottish Gardens
     Being a representative selection of different types, old and new.
185. The Life of John Duncan
     Scotch Weaver and Botanist with Sketches of his Friends and Notices of the Times by William Jolly (1883)
186. The Highland Host of 1678
     By John Rawson Elder (1914)
187. History of Banking in Scotland
     By Andrew William Kerr (1908)
188. The Glengarry McDonalds of Virginia
     By Mrs Flora McDonald Williams (1911)
189. Scottish Banking Practice
     Banking in Scotland by Charles W. Munn, B.A., Ph.D. (1982)

Books that are Work in Progress
[These are books we are working on at the moment. As we complete these books they will be moved into the above section]

1. The Scottish Nation
   Or the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours and Biographical History of The People of Scotland By William Anderson, published 1863. 3 volumes of 750 pages each. (Working on 3rd volume)
2. Book of Scottish Story
   Historical, Humorous, Legendary, Imaginative by Standard Scottish Writers (1896)
3. The New Statistical Account of Scotland
   Published in 1845 in 15 volumes (Currently working on Aberdeenshire and Edinburgh)
4. History of Glasgow
   By Robert Renwick LL.D. and Sir John Lindsay L.D. in 3 volumes (1921)
5. Merchant and Craft Guilds
   A History of the Aberdeen Incorporated Trades by Ebenezer Bain (1887)
6. Reminiscences of a Highland Parish
   By Norman MacLeod D.D. (1871)
7. The Sea of Galilee Mission of the Free Church of Scotland
   Published for the Jewish Committee of the Free Church of Scotland
8. The Pioneers of Old Ontario
   By W. I. Smith and Illustrations by M. McGillvray (1923)
9. John Witherspoon
   A signatory to the American Declaration of Independence by David Walker Woods (1900)
10. Reminiscences of Cromar and Canada
    By Donald Robert Farquharson
11. The Story of the Scots Stage
    By Robb Lawson (1917)
12. Sketches of North Carolina
    Historical and Biographical, illustrative of the Principles of a portion of her Early Settlers By Rev. William Henry Foote (1846)
13. Notes and Sketches illustrative of Rural Life in the 18th Century
    By Wm. Alexander (1877)
14. John Knox, A Biography
    By D MacMillan, M.A. (1905)
15. MacKenzie, Selkirk, Simpson
    The Makers of Canada, By Rev. George Bryce, D.D. (1910)
16. Old Time Customs
    Memories and Traditions and Other Essays by John Burgess Calkin, M. A. LL.D. (1918)
17. Guide to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland
    Including Orkney and Zetland, descriptive of their scenery, statistics, antiquities, and natural history and directions for visiting the lowlands of Scotland with descriptive notices by George Anderson and Peter Anderson of Inverness (1850)
18. Glen Albyne
    or tales of the Central Highlands.
19. Folklore of Scottish Lochs and Springs
    by James M. Mackinlay (1893)

Detailed Accounts, Smaller Books and Partial Books

1. Notice of Runic Inscriptions
   Discovered during recent excavations in the Orkneys made by James Farrer, M.P. (1862) including Maes-Howe.
2. Sketch Book of the North
   by George Eyre-Todd. A collection of interesting articles on all things Scottish.
3. The Fight for an Independent Scotland since 1800
   This is where we gather together more modern historical material tracing the fight for Scottish Independence.
4. One Hundred Years of Guttapercha R & J. Dick Ltd.
   Compiled by Thomas Chalmers (1946)
5. The Tartan Army
   An account by one of the principal participants about the bombing campaign in Scotland and the stealing of Wallace's sword.
6. What is My Tartan?
   By Frank Adams  FSA Scot. (1896)
7. King Arthur
   Thanks to research by Kelly d. we bring you lots of information on the famous King Arthur.
8. Highland Clearances
   A collection of information on the Highland Clearances.
9. Women in History
   We seem to hear lots about famous men so we felt it only right to highlight some very special women.
10. Significant Scots
    A lot of the entries in here come from the book "Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen" and include some very detailed entries that are an excellent read.
11. History of the Scottish Borders
    Here we present historical information on the Scottish Borders.
12. The Pages of Kenneth J Neill.
    A selection of historical information on Scotland including accounts of Castles and Prisons.
13. Transport in Scotland
    A series of articles telling of the history of transport in Scotland.
14. History of the Western Isles
    A Chapter from the book "The Western Isles" by Alasdair Alpin MacGregor
15. Articles on Scottish History
    A collection of articles on Scottish historical themes from the proceedings of the Society of Antiquarians of Scotland. Examples are "Scottish Charms and Amulets" and "A tour through the Western Isles in 1768", etc.
16. History of the Gipsies
    By James Simson (1866)
17. History Of The Britons
    (Historia Brittonum) by Nennius, Translated by J. A. Giles
18. Charlotte's Stories
    Here is a collection of information from Charlotte Blah
19. Whaup O' The Rede
    A Ballad of the Border Raiders by Will Ogilvie 1909
20. Miscellany of Popular Scottish Poems
    Chiefly of a Humorous and Descriptive Character with notes 1879
21. Elmira Centennial and Scottish Pioneers
    1838 - 1938
22. Reminiscences of Childhood by a Matron of Eighty
    A letter to a brother writing of some of her early recollections in Scotland.
23. Prince Henry Sinclair
    By James A. Earl
24. The Scots and their Descendants in Illinois
    By Thomas C. MacMillan, M.A., LL.D. 1919

25. Inside A Terrorist Group - The Story of The SNLA
    By David Leslie

26. Adventures of a Paper Sleuth
    By Hugh P. MacMillan

27. The Scottish Country Dance Book
    Issued by the Scottish Country Dance Society (1927). Note: we are adding a few more of these books as we find them.

28. Life Story of Robert Moffat
    The Gardener Boy who became the great South African Pioneer by J. J. Ellis.

29. The Southern States of America
    Published in 1909. A 12 volume publication but only the first 3 volumes published here.

30. Good Words 1860
    Edited by Norman MacLeod. This is the first of a series of annuals that were published for many years.

31. Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland
    A collection of articles from volumes produced in the last half of the 19th century.

32. Orkney and Shetland
    This is the account of Shetland from this book by T Mainland published in 1920.

Books in Text format
Note: These are simple text files and contain no formatting yet are easy to read. Most of them are courtesy of the Project Guttenberg.

1. Robert Louis Stevenson
   A whole collection of his books to read in this format.
2. Sir Walter Scott
   The father of the historical novel.
3. Second Shetland Truck System Report
   by Guthrie, William, 1835-1908
   This file is 3.8Mb so you'll understand how large it is. It does give a most interesting historical insight into life in Shetland in the 19th century.
4. In Freedom's Cause : A Story Of Wallace And Bruce
   This is a fictional account.
5. Bonnie Prince Charlie : A Tale Of Fontenoy And Culloden
   This is a fictional account
6. Unknown To History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland
   By Yonge, Charlotte Mary, 1823-1901
7. Collection of Scotch Proverbs
   By Stampoy, Pappity
8. History Of The Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name
   By Mackenzie, Alexander, 1833-1898
9. Memories of Canada and Scotland -- Speeches and Verses
   By Campbell, John Douglas Sutherland
10. The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Entire, 1555-84
    By John Lothrop Motley
11. Between You and Me
    By Sir Harry Lauder
12. A Short History of Australia
    By Ernest Scott (This is an e-text file)
13. The Man from Glengarry
    By Connor, Ralph
14. Glengarry School Days
    By Connor, Ralph
15. The Lion of the North
    Gustaf II Adolf, King of Sweden, 1594-1632 -- Fiction - by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred) (1832-1902).
16. A Short History of Wales
    by Owen M. Edwards
17. The Conquest of the Old Southwest
    The Romantic Story of the Early Pioneers into Virginia, The Carolinas, Tennessee, and Kentucky 1740-1790 by Archibald Henderson
18. A Popular History of Ireland
    From the earliest period to the emancipation of the Catholics by Thomas D'Arcy McGee
19. The Religion of the Ancient Celts
    By J.A. MacCulloch, 1911.
20. Letters On Demonology And Witchcraft
    By Sir Walter Scott
21. Geordie's Tryst - A Tale of Scottish Life
    By Mrs. Milne Rae
22. The Eskdale Herd-boy
    By Mrs Blackford
23. Ten Great Religions - An Essay in Comparative Theology
    By James Freeman Clarke, 1899.
24. Sketches and Tales Illustrative of Life in the Backwoods of New Brunswick
    By Mrs F. Beavan
25. Fragments Of Ancient Poetry
    By James MacPherson
26. Celtic Fairy Tales
    By Joseph Jacobs
27. Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush
    By Ian MacLaren
28. Malcolm
    By George MacDonald
29. A Trip to Manitoba
    By Mary Fitzgibbon
30. A Daughter of Fife
    By Amelia Edith Barr
31. Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch
    By George Tobias Flom
32. The Scotch Twins
    By Lucy Fitch Perkins
33. Nancy MacIntyre
    By Lester Shepard Parker
34. The Black-Bearded Barbarian
    By Keith
35. A Monk of Fife
    By Andrew Lang - 1461 A.D.
36. Golf In The Year 2000
    By J. McCullough-Read. Amazing book from 1892 predicted bullet trains, television, & digital watches.
37. The Life of Stephen A. Douglas
    By William Gardner, A congressman of Scots parentage.
38. T. Tembaron
    By Frances Hodgson Burnett (Note: This is not a Scottish book but one that my parents owned while in the Middle East and that I read nearly 40 years ago and it was good to find a copy after all those years.)
39. Scotland's Mark on America
    By George Fraser Black, PH.D
40. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707)
    By Robert S. Rait
41. A Short History of Scotland
    By Andrew Lang
42. Publications of the Scottish History Society, Vol. 36
    By Sir John Lauder. Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676.
43. Is Ulster Right?
    A statement of the question at issue between Ulster and the Nationalist party, and of the reasons - historical, political and financial - why Ulster is justified in opposing home rule.
44. Ulster's Stand for Union
    By Ronald McNeill
45. Folk-Lore and Legends Scotland
    Anonymous (1889)
46. Letters of a Woman Homesteader
    By Elinore Pruitt Stewart (1914)
47. The Fat of the Land
    The Story of an American Farm by John Williams Streeter (1904)
48. Twenty-Seven Years in Canada West
    By Samuel Strickland
49. The Story of Newfoundland
    By Frederick Edwin Smith, Earl of Birkenhead
50. Alec Forbes of Howglen
    By George MacDonald
51. The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone
    By Margaret A. McIntyre
52. The Auld Doctor and other Poems and Songs in Scots
    By David Rorie
53. Minstrelsy of the Scottish border Vol. 1
    By Walter Scott
54. Minstrelsy of the Scottish border Vol. 2
    By Walter Scott
55. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I.
    By Charles Rogers, LL.D., F.S.A. SCOT.
56. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II.
    By Charles Rogers, LL.D., F.S.A. SCOT.
57. Brendan's Fabulous Voyage
    By John Patrick Crichton Stuart Bute
58. The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists
    By George Bryce
59. Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary
    By W. P. Livingstone
60. Glengarry Schooldays
    By Ralph Connor
61. Black Rock
    By Ralph Connor
62. The Norwegian account of Haco's expedition against Scotland, A.D. MCCLXIII
    Creator - Sturla Þórðarson, 1214-1284
63. The Backwoods of Canada
    By Catharine Parr Traill
64. Auld Licht Idylls
    By J. M. Barrie
65. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Vol.1
    By Mrs. Thomson
66. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Vol.2
    By Mrs. Thomson
67. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Vol.3
    By Mrs. Thomson
68. The Early Scottish Church
    The Ecclesiastical History of Scotland from the First to the Twelfth century by the Rev. Thomas M'Lauchlin (1865)
69. Andrew Melville
    By William Morrison (1899). A fighter for the Presbyterian system in the Church in the 16th century.
70. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys
    by Rev. D. Butler, M.A. (1901)

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