Böcker utgivna av Scotland Street Press

The Polish novelist Zofia Nalkowska was witness to two world wars and Poland's struggle for independence. Her most renowned work, 'Medallions', is considered a masterpiece of anti-fascist world literature. This is her only biography in the English language.

Firkin and the Grey Gangsters is a collection of four tales in which animals are the heroes. Firkin is a young red squirrel who leads his people in a battle against a horde of grey squirrelinvaders from America. The Sheep who wasn't a Sheep and The White Drake get into the minds of other intelligent farm animals living in rural Scotland.

Poet and actress, Gerda Stevenson, is widely acknowledged as one of Scotland's greatest talents. Here she has illustrated the paintings of her one time neighbour, Christian Small, with poems specially written for the book.

The history and character of Edinburgh inspire every piece in Stewart Conn's new collection. Stewart's poems, paired with John Knight's beautifully detailed illustrations evoke the spirit of the city and its unique aspects. Knight's pieces are not simply illustrative. This work is a collaboration between architect and poet.

It is 1934. Five children escape from a cruel orphanage, run away and steal a boat, which they sail around the Outer Hebrides where they explore uncharted new islands.

The subject matter of each sonnet follows the original, and the metre, line endings and rhyme are all Shakespeare's. In one or two, whole lines have been transposed. They are in no way an attempt to emulate, but are a humourous, irreverent and feminist reaction to the great bard.

Mona Macleod worked on the land during the second World War, providing the skilled labour needed on farms before mechanization. This well illustrated memoir provides a valuable record of a time when women faced the rigorous physical challenges involved in winning the war at home.

Known above all for his translations of Proust, Charles Scott Moncrieff also had his own poetry, short stories and war serials regularly published in literary periodicals.