Items from 1891 onwards published by An Comunn Gàidhealach, which organises the annual Royal National Mòd
Small cheap booklets sold on Scotland's streets were essential reading material for the masses in the 18th and 19th centuries
Manuscript containing cantos I, II and V of Lord Byron’s epic poem which was published by John Murray between 1819 and 1821
Medieval and early modern manuscripts from Scotland and beyond, including rare volumes and items with striking illuminations
Songs written by Gaelic bards Iain Lom and Sìleas na Ceapaich. Available in Gaelic and English. Downloadable PDFs for teachers
Resources to help school pupils understand some of Shakespeare's works by exploring scenes and characters or writing sonnets
Read the diary, letters and poems of Marjory Fleming, adored in Victorian times, who died aged 8 in 1811
Examine in detail Traquair's exquisite illuminated manuscript of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's 'Sonnets from the Portuguese'
Historical texts from the 12th-19th centuries, edited by Scottish clubs, including manuscripts, church records, diaries, legends and literary texts
Books, pamphlets and chapbooks printed in Gaelic between 1631 and 1900. Includes songs, poetry and religious books
Middle English language and literature as Chaucer would have known it, contained in this rare document, with a full transcription
A contemporary account of the Jacobite rising of 1745 to 1746 using eye-witness interviews and letters
A commonplace book and letters by Robert Burns (1759 to 1796), and the first printed edition of his poems
This site charts the continuum of the Scots language in printed form, from the 15th century to the present day
Out-of-copyright Scottish poetry, prose and children’s stories from the late 19th and early 20th centuries
