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‘A combination of all that is best in memoir, biography and history.’ – Caroline Moorehead 'In this remarkable book... Jauncey has performed the great service of reminding us of a wonderful figure from Scotland’s recent history.' – Alexander McCall Smith It would be impossible to invent Don Roberto today – a fantastic combination of Don Quixote and Sir Gawain, Indiana Jones and the Lone Ranger. He was so multi-faceted, so complex, that every chapter in his story reveals some new and contradictory aspect of his personality. He is best known as the co-founder, with Keir Hardie, of the Scottish Labour Party, and later as the founding president of the Scottish National Party. But in a long and extraordinary life he was many other things besides.

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""A wonderful biography."" -- Melanie Reid * Sunday Times * ""I know him better and admire him more after reading this biography ..."" -- Allan Massie * The Scotsman * ""A combination of all that is best in biography, memoir and history."" -- Caroline Moorehead * Historian and Biographer * ""Just finished reading this exhilarating and revealing study of Don Roberto's extraordinary life."" -- Michael Russell * Scottish National Party * ""… [a] fine portrait of one of the most fascinating Scots of his era."" -- David Robinson * Books From Scotland * ""A terrific book, beautifully pitched ..."" -- Alan Riach, Professor of Scottish Literature * University of Glasgow * ""... a rich and rewarding canter through family memory, cultural history, and political and literary biography ..."" -- Charlie Lynch * Bella Caledonia * ""Endlessly fascinating and beautifully written."" -- Chris Dolan, novelist, poet and playwright

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James (Jamie) Jauncey is a Scottish author and great-great-nephew of Don Roberto. He has published five novels and has contributed to several non-fiction titles. He is a co-founder of Dark Angels, the Creative Writing for Business programme, and served for many years on the board of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. He is also a musician.

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