Myths about St. Kilda

Today I bought a book named "St. Kilda Myth & Reality". It is a publication of a discussion session entitled "writing about St. Kilda: Myth and Reality", which was held here in Stornoway in 2006.

The speakers examined how the huge amount of publications about St. Kilda affected its image. They assume the image is too romantic. The St.Kildans are described as some kind of "noble savages", and the landscape being supreme, because of its remoteness and its dramatic past.

It is pretty interesting to read about St.Kilda from a different point of view, and I hope to keep a critical eye to see the history in its perspective.