Books, Books, Books!

Somewhere in Scotland...

I love books. And I love Scotland and England. Naturally, I must blog about two of my loves together when the opportunity presents itself.

First up: fiction! Here are some of great novels set in/about the United Kingdom.



Scotland

• In Freedom's Cause - A Story of Wallace and Bruce by G.A. Henty
• The Crown and Covenant Trilogy by Douglas Bond

England

•  The Dragon and the Raven by G.A. Henty
• Red Falcons of Tremione by Hendry Pert
• The Hidden Treasure of Glaston by Eleonore M Jewett
•  Enemy Brothers by Constance Slavery

Set in both

• Both Sides the Border by G.A. Henty

Set in Britain/Caledonia (ancient and early medieval United Kingdom)

• Beric the Briton by G.A. Henty (set in Britain and Rome)
• The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliffe
• Hostage Lands by Douglas Bond
• Wulf the Saxon - a Story of the Norman Conquest by G.A. Henty
• The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White (Somewhat hard to read and slightly odd, and obviously not a true account, but interesting)

About English away from England

• The Brethren by H. Rider Haggard
• Big John's Secret by Eleonaore M Jewett
• Winning His Spurs by G.A. Henty
• King Solomon's Mines and Queen Sheba's Ring by H. R. Haggard

Scots away from Scotland

• Faith and Freedom Trilogy by Douglas Bond

 I would give you my favorite British authors, but a ton of my favorite authors are British. However, I'll give you my top two that aren't mentioned above:

J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. Naturally. ;)

As far as non-fiction is concerned:

• AAA's Scotland Spiral Guide is a wonderful resource. I got it from my uncle and aunt a few years ago, and have read almost every word, and have read most of it several times.
• Celtic Treasure - Unearthing the Riches of Celtic Spirituality by Liz Babbs is an awesome little book with gorgeous pictures and great thoughts.