Quote Originally Posted by Peter Crowe View Post
Much as I am interested in Traditional Highland Civilian Dress, I am also interested in Scottish History (which I studied for Joint Honours with Politics as an undergraduate), and Scottish Literature, especially the works of Burns and the genre of the Scottish (Historical) novel.

This interest was sparked early at around the age of 11 when my mum gave me her copy of R.L. Stevenson's Kidnapped. To this day I still regard Kidnapped as probably the single most formative novels I ever read.

Other personal favourites would include Stevenson's Catriona, and Neil Munro's New Road and Doom Castle.

I'd be interested to learn what Scottish novels X-markers have read and enjoyed, and how influential folk find them.
Always thought that Kidnapped should have been compulsory in Scottish schools, not only because it is a great story but the journey from the Western Isles after the shipwreck to David's home near South Queensferry is a great geography lesson for all.

Perhaps some of the novels of A J Cronin would be of interest to you if you have not already read them although not all of them are located in Scotland