St. Kilda: A voyage to the edge of the world

by W.R. Mitchell

In 1930 the last remnant of the population of the St Kilda islands were evacuated to new homes on the mainland, at their own request. 60 years later W.R. Mitchell joined a working party of the National Trust for Scotland to realise a boyhood ambition to visit the islands. This is an account of his emotional and challenging visit. It includes records, details and pictures of the lives of the original islanders and their harsh self-reliant life.

There has been an enormous amount written over the past centuries about these islands which in their remoteness seem to hold a unique fascination for mainland dwellers.

Genres: Scotland, Nonfiction

123 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1990

Reviews

[Julie]

After seeing someone's pictures of sailing to St. Kilda, on the Picasa site, I became very interested in the abandoned island in the Hebrides. W. R. Mitchell caught 'St. Kilditis' and went with a National Trust work party and wrote this book. It is very short, but I really enjoyed it. It wouldn't interest everyone, but it had old photos of island life before the last villagers left in 1930. There was lots of information about the incredible birdlife on the island.