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Louis MacNeice and his wife Nancy visited the Hebrides in 1937. Following loosely in the footsteps of Johnson and Boswell, MacNeice describes with distinctive candour the people, customs and landscapes of the Hebrides.

4) Highland journey: a sketching tour of Scotland retracing the footsteps of Victorian artist John T. Reid

Author

Hedderwick, Mairi

Publisher

Canongate

Language

English

Description

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In 1876 the Victorian artist John Reid travelled around the Highlands and created a pictorial record of his journey. In this text, Mairi Hedderwick follows in his footsteps and creates her own pictorial record of the same journey.

5) Dublin pocket guide

Author

Fellows, Alice

Series

Insight guides

Language

English

6) The road to Mingulay: a view of the Western Isles

Author

Cooper, Derek

Language

English

Formats

Book, Reference

7) The lost heart of Asia

Author

Thubron, Colin

Language

English

8) Cobbett's Tour in Scotland

Author

Cobbett, William

Publisher

Aberdeen University Press

Pub. Date

1984

Language

English

9) Among Muslims: meetings at the frontiers of Pakistan

Author

Jamie, Kathleen

Publisher

Seal

Pub. Date

2003

Edition

New ed.

Language

English

Description

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Kathleen Jamie gives an intimate and humanizing portrait of the Shiite Muslims and villagers in a region that Westerners hear about in the news but have little access to, with an extensive epilogue about her return voyage after September 11th.

10) Island going

Author

Atkinson, Robert

Publisher

Birlinn

Pub. Date

1995

Language

English

Formats

Book, Reference

11) Isles of the West: a Hebridean voyage

Author

Mitchell, Ian

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Reference

Description

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Sentimental and mercenary intrusion is examined in fascinating ways.

12) Island going: to the remoter isles, chiefly uninhabited, off the north-west corner of Scotland

Author

Atkinson, Robert

Publisher

Collins

Pub. Date

1949

Language

English

Formats

Book, Reference

13) Hebridean journey

Author

Sutherland, Halliday

Publisher

Bles

Pub. Date

1939

Language

English

Formats

Book, Reference

14) Skye & the Western Isles

Author

Penrith, James

Series

Scottish Islands volume BOOK 1

Publisher

Vacation Work

Pub. Date

2004

Edition

New ed.

Language

English

Formats

Book, Reference

15) In the Highlands and the islands

Author

McPhee, John

Publisher

Faber

Pub. Date

1986

Language

English

16) A handbook of Scotland's coasts: the essential guide for beachcombers, walkers, wildlife lovers, rockpoolers, wild swimmers, foragers, fossil-hunters and history buffs

Publisher

Saraband

Pub. Date

2015

Language

English

Description

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This handbook offers an inspirational resource for those who want to discover more about the thousands of miles of Scotland's spectacular coastline - from its stunning geology and diverse marine and bird life to its coastal culture, with its fishing ports, fresh cuisine, arts communities, ancient monuments and colourful local traditions.