Scottish Interest Books

A late‑18th‑century Edinburgh periodical, The Lounger (1785–1787) was a literary and moral weekly published by the authors of The Mirror, a promine...

A smart copy of this detailed biography of Lord Macaulay — the eminent 19th-century historian, essayist, and politician best known for his History ...

Matthew Arnold’s Culture and Anarchy is a cornerstone of Victorian social criticism, first published in 1869. In this influential series of essays,...

Samuel Smiles (1812–1904) was a Scottish author and social reformer best known for promoting self-help and moral improvement. His 1871 book Charact...

The Edinburgh Review, or Critical Journal: For Oct. 1803......Jan. 1804. To be continued Quarterly. Vol III (contains issues V and VI). With many d...

Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to 'The Edinburgh Review' by Lord Macaulay. Authorised Edition. Published by Longmans, Green, and Co., L...

The House of Memories, and Other Writings in Prose and Verse. By Robert Murray, J.P. A miscellany of the author's writings, with a Scottish slant. ...

The Distinguishing Characters of True Believers; To Which is Prefixed A Soliloquy on the Art of Man Fishing. By the Late Learned Mr Thomas Boston, ...

This scarce 1694 first edition, printed by Nath. Crouch of London, is a significant early Quaker publication documenting the unity of belief among ...

Men of Mark; A Gallery of Contemporary Portraits of Men Distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in Science, Literature and Art, the Army, Navy, La...

The Complaint; or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality. To Which are added, Some Thoughts on the late Rebellion and a Paraphrase on Part...

Mary Wollstonecraft and the Beginnings of Female Emancipation in France and England, Jacob Bouten, Amsterdam, 1922. Doctorate Thesis. Text is in En...

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith, 1796 RECENTLY SOLD By Adam Smith, LL. D. and F.R.S. of London and Ed...