Books, Rachael Street

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Walter Scott - Rob Roy (1818)

1 Jan 2005

100 Best Scottish Books of all Time

The legacy of Walter Scott has done much for tourism in Scotland. Not only does the monument erected in his memory dominate Edinburgh's Princes Street, but his depiction of the Jacobite outlaw Robert MacGregor brought extra recognition to the stunning…

John Gibson Lockhart - Adam Blair (1822)

1 Jan 2005

100 Best Scottish Books of all Time

In a society where church scandals are nothing new, it is hard to imagine the tale of a minister committing adultery causing a great uproar. But in 1822, JG Lockhart’s novel was heavily criticised for its portrayal of a widowed minister who has an…