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Scottish Canons

From the meticulous, caustic brilliance of Muriel Spark’s short stories, to Alasdair Gray’s imaginatively epic Lanark, Scotland has produced some of the most exceptional writing of all time . . .

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg cover

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner

James Hogg

Lanark by Alasdair Gray cover

Lanark

Alasdair Gray

Leaving Alexandria by Richard Holloway cover

Leaving Alexandria

Girl Meets Boy by Ali Smith cover

Girl Meets Boy

Ali Smith

Dream Angus by Alexander McCall Smith cover

Dream Angus

Alexander McCall Smith

A Night Out with Robert Burns by Robert Burns, Andrew O'Hagan cover

A Night Out with Robert Burns

Robert Burns

“But I do enjoy words—some words—for their own sake! Words like river, and dawn, and daylight, and time. These words seem much richer than our experiences of the things they represent”

Lanark

Alasdair Gray

Looking In the Distance by Richard Holloway cover

Looking In the Distance

Richard Holloway

Highland River by Neil M. Gunn cover

Highland River

Neil M. Gunn

Docherty by William McIlvanney cover

Docherty

William McIlvanney

The Cone-Gatherers by Robin Jenkins cover

The Cone-Gatherers

Robin Jenkins

The People Of The Sea by David Thomson cover

The People Of The Sea

David Thomson

The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd cover

The Living Mountain

Nan Shepherd

1982, Janine by Alasdair Gray cover

1982, Janine

Alasdair Gray

Doubts and Loves by Richard Holloway cover

Doubts and Loves

Richard Holloway

The Weatherhouse by Nan Shepherd cover

The Weatherhouse

Nan Shepherd

The Quarry Wood by Nan Shepherd cover

The Quarry Wood

Nan Shepherd

The Outrun by Amy Liptrot cover

The Outrun

Amy Liptrot

My First Summer In The Sierra by John Muir cover

My First Summer In The Sierra

John Muir

On Forgiveness by Richard Holloway cover

On Forgiveness

Richard Holloway

The Complete Short Stories by Muriel Spark cover

The Complete Short Stories

Muriel Spark

The Finishing School by Muriel Spark cover

The Finishing School

Muriel Spark

Spark's Satire by Muriel Spark cover

Spark's Satire

Muriel Spark

Spark's Europe by Muriel Spark cover

Spark's Europe

Muriel Spark

Godless Morality by Richard Holloway cover

Godless Morality

Richard Holloway

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