This is a classic book of kayaking adventures from a Booker Prize nominee. With striking new cover design and a specially written introduction by the author, Argonauts of the Scottish Isles is a vivid and exciting journey around Orkney, Shetland and the islands of Scotland, combining kayaking adventure with history.

W. H. Murray (1913 - 1996) was one of Scotland's foremost climbers before World War II, putting up many new routes in mountains that were still being discovered in terms of sport. He saw active service in the war and spent several years as a prisoner

William Hutchison Murray was one of Scotland's most distinguished climbers in the years before and after the Second World War; among his many accomplishments he discoved Hilary and Tensing's eventual successful route up Everest.