About

David Maule has had a career in English language teaching, working in Sierra Leone, Turkey and Bosnia and then at Edinburgh College. During this time he wrote coursebooks and readers for learners of English. [1][5]

For twelve years he edited the “About Language” section of Modern English Teacher magazine. [1][5]

Working for Edinburgh colleges, private language schools and the British Council, he also gave talks and held classes on Scottish history and culture. [1][5]

His interest in the Stone of Destiny led to The Mysterious Case of the Stone of Destiny, published by Tippermuir Books, and to a paper on St Fergus and the Stone written after its move to Perth Museum in 2024. [6][11]

Alongside his own coursebooks he retold classic stories for learners — among them Sherlock Holmes, The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds — for the Penguin Readers series. [4]

He lives in Scotland. [5]