FEATURED BOOK
Dispossessed
William A Allan
A story of clearance, migration and reinvention following one Mull family from dispossession in Scotland to the uncertain opportunities of colonial Victoria.
The story began with Echoes of the Clearances.
Special pre-launch: B by Halcyon — 27 November 2026
Official launch: Daylesford Highland Gathering — 5 December 2026
Three voices. One publishing home.
Eagle’s Rest Press brings together three distinct author identities, each with its own style, audience and world of stories.
Warwick Adams
British mysteries with wit, character and a strong sense of place.
The Tide Doesn’t Forget
The first Clare Fotheringham-Hall Mystery, will be published by Eagle’s Rest Press on 25 March 2027
Will Allan
Adventures begin with Archie.
Three illustrated Isle of Mull adventures arrive in November 2026: Archie Goes to Duart Castle, Archie’s Adventure in Glenforsa and Archie’s Isle of Mull Christmas.
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Scottish Echoes
William A. Allan will shortly be speaking with Scottish Echoes about his books, his Mull family history and the stories behind Eagle’s Rest Press.
Archie’s World
Three Adventure's arrive this November
Archie Goes to Duart Castle, Archie’s Adventure in Glenforsa and Archie’s Isle of Mull Christmas will all be published in time for the B by Halcyon event on 27 November 2026.
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AUTHOR & SPEAKER
Bringing history out of the archive.
William A. Allan is an author, historian and researcher whose talks bring together family stories, archival research, the Isle of Mull, migration and the human consequences of historical change.
He speaks to libraries, Probus clubs, U3A groups, historical and genealogy societies, Scottish organisations, book clubs and community groups across Australia.
Why Eagle's Rest?
A Story that began long before the press
The eagle in our name is more than a publishing symbol.
William Allan’s parents’ home carries the Gaelic name Fois an Iolaire — Rest of the Eagle.
Years later, while William and his wife were considering the land on which they would build their own home in Australia, two eagles circled overhead.
Then, while researching Dispossessed with his sister among the ruins of Knocknafenaig on the Isle of Mull, another eagle appeared above them — hovering over the abandoned settlement as they walked through a landscape their ancestors had once known.
From Mull to Australia, and from family history to the stories it inspired, the eagle became an unexpected thread connecting place, memory and home.
Eagle’s Rest Press grew from that connection.
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The ruins of Knocknafenaig, Isle of Mull
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Occasional news from Eagle’s Rest Press — new books, historical discoveries, speaking events, behind-the-scenes stories and the latest adventures from Archie.
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