This Collection gives links to the Scottish set texts for English National 5 and Higher courses. Access to the texts is essential for the courses and hence we provide PDF versions for learners with print disabilities. We also provide links to commercial eBook versions for iOS and Kindle.
See also:
The Scottish Poetry Library for poems, information on the poets and learning resources.
| Title | Amazon Kindle | Apple Books | Books for All |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil by John McGrath | The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil (£6.92) | The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil (£9.99) | The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil |
| Men Should Weep by Ena Lamont Stewart | NA | NA | Men Should Weep |
| The Slab Boys by John Byrne | The Slab Boys (£6.59) | The Slab Boys (£8.59) | The Slab Boys |
| Title | Amazon Kindle | Apple Books | Books for All |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short stories by Iain Crichton Smith. The Red Door, The Telegram, Mother and Son, Home (All in The Red Door: The Complete English Stories 1949-76) |
Listen to the Voice (£9.50) | Listen to the Voice (£10.99) | Listen to the Voice The Black Halo: The Complete English Stories 1977-98 The Red Door: The Complete English Stories 1949-76 |
| The Cone-Gatherers by Robin Jenkins | The Cone-Gatherers (£7.33) | The Cone-Gatherers (£7.99) | The Cone-Gatherers |
| Short stories by George Mackay Brown. A Time to Keep, The Bright Spade, The Wireless Set, The Eye of the Hurricane, Andrina. (All apart from Andrina in A Time to Keep and other stories) |
A Time to Keep (£3.99) | A Time to Keep | A Time to Keep |
| Sunset Song by Lewis Grassic Gibbon | Sunset Song (£2.99) | Sunset Song (free) | A Scots Quair |
| The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson | The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (£2.99) | The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (free) | The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde |
| Title | Amazon Kindle | Apple Books | Books for All |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Ann Duffy. War Photographer, Valentine, Originally, Mrs Midas, In Mrs Tilscher's Class, The Way My Mother Speaks (All in New Selected Poems 1984-2004) |
various | Collected Poems (£9.99) | New Selected Poems: 1984-2004 |
| Norman MacCaig. Assisi, Visiting Hour, Memorial, Aunt Julia, Basking Shark, Hotel room 12th floor, Brooklyn Cop (All in The Poems of Norman MacCaig) |
The Poems of Norman MacCaig (£6.64) | The Poems of Norman MacCaig (£6.99) | The Poems of Norman MacCaig |
| Sorley MacLean. Hallaig, Shores, An Autumn Day, I gave you Immortality, Kinloch Ainort, Girl of the red-gold hair (All in Sorley MacLean: Collected Poems) |
Sorley MacLean: Collected Poems (£8.01) | Sorley MacLean: Collected Poems (£8.99) | Sorley MacLean: Collected Poems |
| Don Paterson. Waking with Russell, 11:00: Baldovan, The Ferryman's Arms, Nil Nil, Rain, The Circle (All in Don Paterson: Selected Poems) |
Don Paterson: Selected Poems (£5.58) | Don Paterson: Selected Poems (£7.99) | Don Paterson: Selected Poems |
| Liz Lochhead. The Bargain, My Rival's House, View of Scotland/Love Poem, Last Supper, Revelation, Box Room (All in A Choosing apart from Box Room) |
Dreaming Frankenstein & Collected Poems (£5.58) (does not include View of Scotland/Love Poem) |
Dreaming Frankenstein & Collected Poems (£7.99) (does not include View of Scotland/Love Poem) |
A Choosing Selected Poems (does not include Box Room) |
| Robert Burns. Holy Willie's Prayer, Tam O' Shanter, To a Mouse, A Poet's Welcome to his Love-Begotten Daughter, To a Louse, A Red, Red Rose (All in Poems and Songs of Robert Burns) |
Poems and Songs of Robert Burns (free) | Poems and Songs of Robert Burns (free) | Poems and Songs of Robert Burns |
| Title | Amazon Kindle | Apple Books | Books for All |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bold Girls by Rona Monro | Bold Girls (£7.19) | NA | Bold Girls - Large Print (28pt) |
| Sailmaker by Alan Spence | NA | NA | NA |
| Tally's Blood by Ann Marie di Mambro | Tally's Blood (£5.49) | Tally's Blood (£5.49) | Tally's Blood |
| Title | Amazon Kindle | Apple Books | Books for All |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short stories by Iain Crichton Smith. The Red Door, The Telegram, Mother and Son, Home (All in The Red Door: The Complete English Stories 1949-76) |
Listen to the Voice (£9.50) | Listen to the Voice (£10.99) | Listen to the Voice The Black Halo: The Complete English Stories 1977-98 The Red Door: The Complete English Stories 1949-76 |
| The Cone-Gatherers by Robin Jenkins | The Cone-Gatherers (£7.33) | The Cone-Gatherers (£7.99) | The Cone-Gatherers |
| Hieroglyphics and Other Stories (a selection) by Anne Donovan | Hieroglyphics and Other Stories (£7.33) | Hieroglyphics and Other Stories (£7.99) | Hieroglyphics and Other Stories |
| All that Glisters, Away in a Manger, Dear Santa, Hieroglyphics | NA | NA | NA |
| The Testament of Gideon Mack by James Robertson | The Testament of Gideon Mack (£4.99) | The Testament of Gideon Mack (£4.99) | The Testament of Gideon Mack |
| Hieroglyphics and Other Stories (a selection) by Anne Donovan | Hieroglyphics and Other Stories (£7.33) | Hieroglyphics and Other Stories (£7.99) | Hieroglyphics and Other Stories |
| The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson | The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (£2.99) | The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (free) | The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde |
| Title | Amazon Kindle | Apple Books | Books for All |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Ann Duffy. War Photographer, Valentine, Originally, Mrs Midas, In Mrs Tilscher's Class, The Way My Mother Speaks (All in New Selected Poems 1984-2004) |
various | Collected Poems (£9.99) | New Selected Poems: 1984-2004 |
| Edwin Morgan. In the Snack-bar, Trio, Good Friday, Winter, Glasgow 5 March 1971, Glasgow Sonnet |
various | New Selected Poems (£7.99) | New Selected Poems |
| Norman MacCaig. Assisi, Visiting Hour, Memorial, Aunt Julia, Basking Shark, Hotel room 12th floor, Brooklyn Cop (All in The Poems of Norman MacCaig) |
The Poems of Norman MacCaig (£6.64) | The Poems of Norman MacCaig (£6.99) | The Poems of Norman MacCaig |