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Sir Kenneth Calman has held many distinguished positions including Chief Medical Officer posts in Scotland and England. He has much experience practising and teaching medicine.

This book is a delightful survey of Scottish literature in its relationships with health, seen in all its aspects to include, for example, poverty, alcohol abuse and the environment.

Sir Kenneth gathered much of the material in a 'commonplace book', and also materials used with medical students. He is a strong believer that literature can inform and stimulate the medical professions, policy makers, patients and everybody else since he gives emphasis to health and wellbeing rather than disease per se.