Contexts - The Rough Guide to Scotland - page 593

Fitzroy Maclean Bonnie Prince Charlie . Very readable
and more or less definitive biography of Scotland's most
romanticized historical figure, written by the “real”
James Bond.
Alistair Moffat Border Reivers . A vivid account of nearly
300 years of savage raiding and mayhem which makes us

look at the now peaceful area with different eyes.
T.C. Smout A History of the Scottish People 1560-1830 and
A Century of the Scottish People 1830-1950 . Widely
acclaimed books, of particular interest to those keen on
social history. Smout combines enormous learning with a
clear and entertaining style.

ART, ARCHITECTURE AND HISTORIC SITES
Jude Burkhauser Glasgow Girls: Women in Art and
Design 1880-1920 . The lively contribution of women to the
development of the Glaswegian Art Nouveau movement is
recognized in this authoritative account.
Alan Crawford Charles Rennie Mackintosh . Part of the
World of Art series, describing the major contribution of
Scotland's premier architect and designer.
Philip Long and Elizabeth Cumming The Scottish
Colourists 1900-30 . A recognition of the importance of the

work of this group of artists; lavishly illustrated.
Ì Duncan MacMillan Scottish Art 1460-1990 .
Overview of Scottish painting with good sections on
landscape, portraiture and the Glasgow Boys. Scottish Art in
the 20th Century 1890-2001 offers a detailed look at
modern art.
Steven Parissien Adam Style . A well-illustrated account
of the birth of the Neoclassical style, named for the two
Scottish Adam brothers, Robert and James.

MEMOIRS AND TRAVELOGUES
Ì Elizabeth Grant of Rothiemurchus Memoirs of a
Highland Lady. Hugely readable recollections written with
wit and perception at the turn of the eighteenth century,
charting social changes in Edinburgh, London and Speyside.
Hamish Haswell-Smith The Scottish Islands . An
exhaustive and impressive gazetteer with maps and
absorbing information on all the Scottish islands. Filled with
attractive sketches and paintings, the book is breathtaking
in its thoroughness and lovingly gathered detail.
Ì Samuel Johnson and James Boswell A Journey
to the Western Isles of Scotland and The Journal of a Tour
to the Hebrides . Lively accounts of a famous journey
around the islands taken by the great lexicographer
Dr Samuel Johnson and his biographer and friend
James Boswell.
John Lister-Kaye Song of the Rolling Earth . The author
tells what led him to become a passionate naturalist and
turn a derelict Highland estate into a field study centre

where he encourages others to live in harmony with the
natural environment. An inspiring story.
George Mackay Brown Letters from Hamnavoe . A
selection of writings from a weekly column in The Orcadian ,
chronicling everyday life in Orkney during the early 1970s.
Gentle and perceptive.
Alasdair MacLean Night Falls on Ardnamurchan . A classic
story of the life and death of the Highland community in
which the author grew up.
Robert Louis Stevenson Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes.
First published in 1879, this is a charming evocation of
Stevenson's birthplace - its moods, curiosities and
influences on his work.
Betsy Whyte The Yellow on the Broom . A fascinating
glimpse of childhood in a traveller family between the
wars, both on the road and in council housing for part of
the year to comply with school attendance. Red Rowans
and Wild Honey continue the story.