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.
Completed Books
Scotland - A Concise History
Our thanks to the author, James
Halliday, for letting us publish his excellent concise history of
Scotland.
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.
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.
The Story of Leith A book by John Russell c1922 about the town of Leith near Edinburgh.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Life of James Robertson
Missionary Superintendent In the Northwest Territories by Charles W.
Gordon (Ralph Connor) published in 1908, second edition.
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.
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.
Kentiana
The story of the settlement and development of the
County of Kent, Ontario, Canada by
Kent Historical Society 1939
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.
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.
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.
Gazetteer of
Scotland This is a 6 volume publication which details all the villages and towns in
Scotland together with some of there history.
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).
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)
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.
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)
The
Scotch-Irish in America
Proceedings of the Second Congress at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania May 29
to June 1, 1890
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).
Bonnie
Scotland
Painted by Sutton Palmer,
Described by A R Hope Moncrieff (1904)
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.
Smuggling in the Highlands
An account of Highland Whisky with smuggling stories and detections.
By Ian MacDonald (1914)
History of the Outer Hebrides(.pdf file 90Mb)
(Lewis, Harris, North and South Uist, Benbecula, and Barra, by W. C.
MacKenzie (1903)
Sketches of North Carolina Historical and Biographical, illustrative of the Principles of a
portion of her Early Settlers By Rev.
William Henry Foote (1846)
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.
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)
Among the Forrest Trees
or How the Bushman Family got their Homes, by being a book of facts and
incidents of pioneering life in Upper Canada, arranged in the form of a
story, by Rev. Joseph H. Hilts (1888)
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]
Book of Scottish Story
Historical, Humorous, Legendary,
Imaginative
by Standard Scottish Writers (1896) (Being added to the site right now)
The Writings of John Muir
Father of the National Park Service in 10 volumes.
(Being added to the site right now)
The Scottish Church
From Earliest Times to 1881, By W. Chambers
(1881) (Being added to the site right now)
John Stuart Blackie By Anna M. Stoddart, 2 volumes, (1895).
Blackie was one of the best-known
Scotsmen of his time. Also included with this is
"On Self-Culture - Intellectual, Physical, and Moral"
by John Stuart Blackie, 6th Edition, 1875. (Being
added to the site right now)
Memoirs of a Highland Lady
The Autobiography of Elizabeth Grant of Rothiemurchus afterwards Mrs
Smith of Baltiboys 1797-1830. The Highland lady was a clanswoman
of the Rothiemurchus Grants, and is therefore of special interest to
American readers, since it was from that same branch of the ancient
Scottish family that Gen. Ulysses S. Grant claimed descent.
(Being added to the site right now)
Books by John McDougall
Telling of pioneer life in Western Canada in 6 volumes.
(Coming soon)
John Ramsay of Kildalton
By Freda Ramsay, Being an Account of his
Life in Islay and including the Diary of his trip to
Canada
in 1870. (1870)
(Coming soon)
Old
World Scotland Glimpses of its Modes and Manners, By T. F. Henderson (1893)
(Coming soon)
Journal of a
Lady of Quality
Being the Narrative of a Journey from Scotland to the West Indies, North
Carolina and Portugal in the Years 1774 to 1776 (Coming soon)
The Bruce
Being the Metrical History of
Robert the Bruce King of Scots
Compiled A.D. 1375 by Master John Barbour Archdeacon of Aberdeen and
Translated by George Eyre-Todd (1907) (Coming soon)
The Sailor Whom
England Feared
Being the Story of John Paul Jones, Scotch
Naval Adventurer and Admiral in the American and Russian Fleets By M.
Mac Dermot Crawford (Coming soon)
The
Complete Scotland
A comprehensive survey, based on the principle motor, walking, railway
and steamer routes. Historical section by J.D. Mackie, M.C., M.A.
Professor of Scottish History and Literature at the University of
Glasgow and geology and scenery by T.M. Finlay, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.S.E.,
University of Edinburgh. (Coming soon)
Detailed Accounts, Smaller
Books and Partial Books
Women in History We seem to hear lots about famous men so we felt it
only right to highlight some very special women.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
A
Popular History of Ireland From the earliest period to the emancipation of the Catholics by
Thomas D'Arcy McGee
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.)
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.
