Nan Shepherd's Correspondence, 1920–80

Kerri Andrews is Reader in Women’s Literature and Textual Editing at Edge Hill University. She is the author of Wanderers: A History of Women Walking (Reaktion, 2020), as well as the editor of Way Makers: An Anthology of Women’s Writing about Walking (Reaktion, 2023). She is writing a book about walking and motherhood and editing the letters of the adventurer and explorer Isobel Wylie Hutchison.

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionNan Shepherd’s Correspondence: 1920–1980Biographical SketchesIndex

Ultimately, Correspondence’s core strength lies in its ability to illuminate a myriad of dimensions of this often-mythologised figure. The collection not only deepens understandings of Shepherd as a writer but also as a multifaceted individual, showcasing aspects of her personality, relationships, and career that have long remained the purview of those with privileged access to the archives. Andrews’ meticulous research and editorial decisions ensure that the work will be an essential resource for studies of modernist literature, Scottish cultural history, and women’s writing.