"I have learned much from your sketch of Adam Smith's life and work. It presents the essential facts in a lucid and interesting way."—Mr. Herbert Spencer to the Author.
Andrew Melville. By William Morison.
"The story is well told, and it takes one through a somewhat obscure period with which it is well to be acquainted. No better guide could be found than Mr. Morison."—Spectator.
James Frederick Ferrier. By E. S. Haldane.
"Ferrier the man, and even Ferrier the professor, Miss Haldane brings near to us, an attractive and interesting figure."—Scotsman.
"This biography of him will be highly esteemed because of the grace and vigour with which Miss Haldane has done her work. To the 'Famous Scots' series of volumes there have been many excellent contributions, but not one of them is more interesting than this latest addition."—Dundee Courier.
King Robert the Bruce. By Professor Murison.
"Professor Murison has given us a book for which not only Scots, but every man who can appreciate a record of great days worthily told, will be grateful."—Morning Leader.
"The story of Bruce is brilliantly told in clear and flexible language, which draws the reader on with the interest of a novel. Professor Murison is a most impartial and thoroughly reliable critic, and may be followed with confidence by all who desire a truthful and unprejudiced picture of this greatest of the Scots."—Aberdeen Journal.
James Hogg. By Sir George Douglas. With Sketches of Tannahill, Motherwell, and Thom.