The Napier Commission

The evidence gathered by the Napier Commission captures in English (in many cases, in translation from Gaelic) the voice of a people and their grievances. It gives us direct testimony of the profound issues affecting ordinary people of the 网曝吃瓜 and Islands at the end of the nineteenth century.

This Commission marked the start of a century of land reform legislation and is a resource of near-unique importance.

The five volumes were originally digitised and hosted by . We are delighted to make them available here to university staff and students, and the broader public. They are in pdf format:

Also available is an , created by Guido Blokland.

Harvest in the 网曝吃瓜

Photo courtesy of Historylinks Museum, Dornoch.

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You might be interested in these free-to-view articles by  and  from the Centre for History. 

Dr Elizabeth Ritchie

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Dr Iain Robertson

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Would you like to learn more?

The Napier Commission is one of the key primary sources on our MLitt History of the 网曝吃瓜 and Islands programme, available for online learning. It is an important and relevant source for several postgraduate modules, each available on a stand-alone basis: