A literary tour to Scotland
Sarah Anderson turns to her ancestors and Scotland’s “booktown” for inspiration after the nightlife is a let-down in Scotland’s Dumfries and Galloway
However much I travel I am always drawn back to Scotland, which I think has some of the most beautiful scenery in the world - but this is not an opinion shared by everyone: “Shall I tire you with a description of this unfruitfull country? … every part of the country presents the same dismall landscape, no grove nor brook lend their musick to cheer the stranger” (Oliver Goldsmith, letter to Robert Bryanton, 1753).To continue reading at Timesonline click here