A Traveller's History of Scotland, Fourth Edition

• Paperback - March, 2000 - Interlink Publishing Group
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• By: Andrew Fisher and Andrew Fisher
• ISBN: 1566562791

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Reviews by readers

grim, dry listing of names and dates

I purchased this book to get some background before a short trip to Scotland. I thought that a short (230 pages) book written for travelers would give me a good overview of Scottish history - focusing mainly on the important events. Instead, this book is a very dry listing of names and dates without any depth. It might as well just be published as a list of bullet points (which would probably be easier to follow too). The author also presents a very bleak and depressing view of Scotland's past.
As mentioned, the book is very hard to follow as Fisher throws many unimportant facts at you - often out of chronological order. He has the very irritating habit of introducing a new king or ruler by immediately describing their death and the choice of a successor before going back in time to actually tell you about their reign. This focus on death also contributes to the depressing tone of the book.
The intended audience of travelers will not find this book useful at all. There are several maps, but many of the places mentioned in the book are not on any of them - requiring a much greater familiarity with Scotland than most visitors will have.

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