All about Orkney Life, people and places - then and now.
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An intriguing snapshot of crofting life in the county 130 years ago through evidence given to, what became known as, the Napier Commission, set up by the government to probe the plight of crofters in the Highlands and Islands. By William P.L. Thomson. Hardback.
Landscapes of Scapa Flow War - Peace - Nature By Tom Muir and Scapa Flow Partnership
Life in a 1950s School Hostel as remembered by Bertha M Fiddler. Paperback.
Lesser known aspects of St Magnus Cathedral. Edited by Steve Callaghan and Bryce Wilson. Paperback.
Orkney life through the lens of James W. Sinclair - one of the most prolific Orkney photographers of the 20th century. Compiled by Norman Sinclair and Myles Hodnett. Hardback.
A reprint of Gordon Wright's book of photographs, documenting life in Orkney between from 1860s to the 1930s. Paperback.
Selected poems, newspaper and magazine articles, plays, short stories, children's stories, essays and observations: 1966-2007. From Papa Westray-based writer Jim Hewitson.
Eday's rich history and heritage, and that of the Hebden family of Carrick House By Rosemary Hebden. Hardback.
Looking back over the past 100 years of the Orkney Trout Fishing Association. By Ian Hutcheon, Malcolm Russell, Alan Shearer and Stewart Wood. Hardback. (Was £15, now £7.50)