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We bring you part three of our short story Foxcastle
Today, we bring your part three of our exclusive online short story, Foxcastle. Foxcastle is part of Sylvia Townsend Warner’s last collection of short stories, Kingdoms of Elfin. These are glorious dark fantasies, of which five are set in Scotland, The Five Black Swans, The Climate of Exile, The Late Sir Glamie, The Occupation and…
Read MoreAlong The Divide: Walking The Wild Spine of Scotland
Described as possibly the world’s most experienced long-distance walker, Chris Townsend returns with a new memoir . This details his journey across Scotland’s Watershed, which runs between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, a distance of 1,200km or 745 miles. Townsend, author of 22 books on the outdoors including the award-winning The Backpacker’s Handbook,…
Read MorePart two of our online exclusive short story – Foxcastle
Scottish Field Online presents the second part of our exclusive short story. Kate Macdonald, who is originally from Aberdeen but recently moved to Bath, is behind Handheld Press, and has handpicked stories from the past and the present, and today, Halloween, she is Sylvia Townsend Warner’s last collection of short stories, Kingdoms of Elfin. Kate…
Read MoreAn exclusive short story for Scottish Field readers
Scottish Field Online is this week proud to present an exclusive short story for our readers. Kate Macdonald, who is originally from Aberdeen but recently moved to Bath, is behind Handheld Press, and has handpicked stories from the past and the present. Kate’s company Handheld Classics offers reprints of excellent forgotten fiction, novels and stories…
Read MoreBook review: Scotland’s buses in the 1980s
If you’ve lived in central Scotland, then you’ll immediately recognise the names of Clydeside, Kelvin, Stagecoach, Strathtay and Magicbus as Scottish bus companies. They first appeared after the deregulation of the bus industry in 1986, which led to these companies all springing up. The companies had the bright idea of buying redundant London Routemaster red…
Read MoreFishing future can be as bright as the past
In Silver Shoals, Charles Rangeley-Wilson travels across the British Isles in an attempt to discover the true history of our most iconic fish – carp, cod, eel, herring and salmon. As he investigates not just the fish, but also the lives of the fishermen who catch and protect them, he eventually comes to the heartening conclusion that…
Read MoreShooting from the lip is his speciality
Nothing and no-one is able to escape the sharp wit of Alasdair Mitchell in this collection of columns from his weekly Sharpshooter column in the Shooting Times. One of the reasons for Mitchell’s popularity is his ability to discern the truth from a collection of mistruths and his powerful yet calm writing style. This amusing…
Read MoreReview: Salmon Fishing on the River Thurso
Anyone who has ever fished the Thurso would benefit from this scholarly and comprehensive tome. It is packed with information and anecdotes on this major salmon river. Tracing the history of salmon fishing on the Thurso back to 1700, Dutchman-Smith uses the experience of his 40 years of angling on the river to give a…
Read MoreFamily history and the story of a beautiful home
In this gorgeous book written by the current Duke of Buccleuch, the true beauty of the Bowhill House and the intriguing history of the family that lives there is described not just through words, but in stunning photography and artwork. The book explores the part Bowhill house played in history, from the people who lived…
Read MoreGrowing up in Glasgow in Hometown Tales
The Glasgow edition of Hometown Tales includes two unique stories that document personal accounts of living in, or experiencing the Dear Green Place. The first tale by Kirsty Logan, The Old Asylum in the Woods, is the intensely moving and highly persdonal story of her life growing up in the shadow of Woodilee Hospital. The…
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