Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Close and Other Stories | 1991 | James Robertson | Buy |
| 2 | The Ragged Man’s Complaint | 1993 | James Robertson | Buy |
| 3 | Sound-shadow | 1995 | James Robertson | Buy |
| 4 | Scottish Ghost Stories | 1996 | James Robertson | Buy |
| 5 | I Dream of Alfred Hitchcock | 1999 | James Robertson | Buy |
| 6 | Stirling Sonnets | 2001 | James Robertson | Buy |
| 7 | Voyage of Intent | 2005 | James Robertson | Buy |
| 8 | Republics of the Mind | 2012 | James Robertson | Buy |
| 9 | 365 | 2014 | James Robertson | Buy |
James Robertson Collections gathers nine volumes of shorter work published between 1991 and 2014. The earliest titles, Close and Other Stories (1991) and The Ragged Man’s Complaint (1993), are collections of short stories that established Robertson’s reputation as a short fiction writer in Scotland. Later collections like Republics of the Mind (2012) and the unusual 365 (2014) show his continued engagement with compressed forms.
The collection also includes Sound-shadow (1995), his poetry collection, and the ghost story anthology Scottish Ghost Stories (1996), which Robertson edited. I Dream of Alfred Hitchcock (1999) and Voyage of Intent (2005) add further dimensions to his shorter work, the latter collecting political essays alongside fiction.
Readers new to Robertson’s shorter fiction might start with Republics of the Mind, which collects work from across his career and is representative of his style and preoccupations. The 365 collection offers a more unusual reading experience – a year’s worth of very short stories – that has attracted readers who might not otherwise pick up a story collection.