BOOKS
A handy guide to Scotland’s monsters and creatures
From unicorns and dragons to the Ghillie Dhu and Morag of Morhobhar, The Book of Beasties: A Scottish Bestiary of Old is a beautifully illustrated...
When gambling debts lead to a kidnapping
Middle-class parents Victoria and Nicholas Foulkes are distraught when their children are kidnapped against Nicholasā gambling debts. Penniless and desperate, the couple turn to crime...
One of Scotland’s oldest books to go on show
One of the first ever works to be printed in Scotland will go on display at the National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall on...
The Scots who hunted for seabirds to eat
At one stage the sea-bird was commonplace on the Scottish dinner plate; from the puffin to the cormorant. Every year, ten men from Ness on...
