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The Lindsays of Balcarres: A century of an ancient Scottish family in photographs

By Ludovic Lindsay Pimpernel Press, £60

ISBN 9781910258576

The author was through his interest in photography and his ancestors’ history. Unearthing the family’s albums, he discovered a collection of unique photographs, unexplored for 80 years, which present a fascinating cast of characters and shed light on over 150 years of leisure, travel, industry, relationships and passions in a family that has been at the heart of Scottish history for centuries.

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