Descriptive
*The Orkneys and Shetland. By John R. Tudor. (London, 1883.) The best descriptive work on the county; at once popular and systematic.
Kirkwall in the Orkneys. By B. H. Hossack. (Kirkwall, 1900.) An extremely full and detailed descriptive and historical account of the town of Kirkwall.
*History of the Orkney Islands, by the Rev. George Barry (Kirkwall edition, 1867), contains a well-written description of the Islands.
*Summers and Winters In the Orkneys. By Daniel Gorrie. (Kirkwall, N.D.) A valuable series of sketches of Orcadian scenery and the conditions of life about the middle of last century.
Rambles In the Far North. By R. M. Fergusson. (Paisley, 1884.)
Our Trip North. By R. M. Fergusson. (London, 1892.)
Handbook to the Orkney Islands. (W. Peace and Son, Kirkwall.) Full of interest.
Orkney and Shetland. By M. J. B. Baddeley, B.A. Thorough Guide Series. (Thomas Nelson and Sons, London.) The best tourist guide to the Islands.
Orkney and Shetland Almanac and County Directory (W. Peace and Son, Kirkwall; issued annually) contains statistical and other material of value.
The North Sea Pilot. Part I. (London, 1894.) A Government publication for the use of mariners. Of much value to Orcadians interested in boating or in navigation.
Tour through the Islands of Orkney and Shetland. By the Rev. George Low, with introduction by Dr. Joseph Anderson. (Kirkwall, 1879.) An interesting account of the appearance of the Islands at the end of the eighteenth century.