A galloping and riproaring piece of work ! it left me with admiration for an author who seems to be aufait with virtually everything in the whole Scottish millennium. -- C P Hammond Bammel A scholarly book, and everyone interested in this area should read it ... it is quite splendid. A galloping and riproaring piece of work ! it left me with admiration for an author who seems to be aufait with virtually everything in the whole Scottish millennium. A scholarly book, and everyone interested in this area should read it ... it is quite splendid.