A biographical history of Scotland containing some 230 entries in chronological order from Malcolm II (c.954-1034) to Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). Included are political and ecclesiastical figures, writers, artists, scientists, and other contributors to the cultural and social development of Scotland, both well known and lesser known. Biography lengths vary from three-quarters of a page to a page and a half each. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

A reference work which presents the history of Britain in biographical form. The two volumes contain over 1500 short biographies of men and women who played an important part in their time.