‘Unmistakably the most interesting and complete story of the life of Fletcher of Saltoun that has yet appeared. Mr. Omond has had many facilities placed at his disposal, and of these he has made excellent use.’ The _Speaker_ says:-- ‘Mr. Omond has told the story of Fletcher of Saltoun in this monograph with ability and judgment.’ Of THE BLACKWOOD GROUP, by Sir GEORGE DOUGLAS, The _Scotsman_ says:-- ‘In brief compass, Sir George Douglas gives us skilfully blended together much pleasantly written biography and just and judicious criticism.’ The _Weekly Citizen_ says:-- ‘It need not be said that to every one interested in the literature of the first half of the century, and especially to every Scotsman so interested, “The Blackwood Group” is a phrase abounding in promise. And really Sir George Douglas fulfils the promise he tacitly makes in his title. He is intimately acquainted not only with the books of the different members of the “group,” but also with their environment, social and otherwise. Besides, he writes with sympathy as well as knowledge.’ Of NORMAN MACLEOD, by JOHN WELLWOOD, The _Star_ says:-- ‘A worthy addition to the “Famous Scots Series” is that of Norman Macleod, the renowned minister of the Barony of Glasgow, and a man as typical of everything generous and broadminded in the State Church in Scotland as Thomas Guthrie was in the Free Churches. The biography is the work of John Wellwood, who has approached it with proper appreciation of the robustness of the subject.’ The _Scots Pictorial_ says:-- ‘Its general picturesqueness is effective, while the criticism is eminently liberal and sound.’ The _Daily Free Press_ says:-- ‘It is one of the great merits of Mr. Wellwood’s book that it is wholly free from dulness. His attention once secured, the reader is carried irresistibly along till he has finished the whole of the fascinating story.’ The _Daily Chronicle_ says:-- ‘Mr. Wellwood is in thorough sympathy with his hero, and has given us in this little volume a graphic and picturesque sketch of him.’ Of SIR WALTER SCOTT, by GEORGE SAINTSBURY, The _Pall Mall Gazette_ says:-- ‘Mr. Saintsbury’s miniature is a gem of its kind.... Mr. Saintsbury’s critique of the Waverley Novels will, I venture to think, despite all that has been written upon them, discover fresh beauties for their admirers.’ The _Morning Leader_ says:-- ‘A fresh and charming biography.’ The _St. James’s Gazette_ says:-- ‘Apart from Lockhart, we do not know any one who has given a better picture of Scott than Mr. Saintsbury, and there is no sounder and more comprehensive estimate of his work.’ The _Scots Magazine_ says:-- ‘The little volume is bright, informative reading, and is a worthy addition to a capital and much-needed series.’ Of KIRKCALDY OF GRANGE, by LOUIS A. BARBÉ, The _Scotsman_ says:--