These 14 legal cases from the Scottish courts before 1900 all feature fascinating facts, events and personalities. Giving you more than a dry account of the cases, it tells the stories of the characters involved, setting them in the historically important context of their time. From the hapless and hedonistic thief Deacon Brodie to the War of the Booksellers and from the free-spirited Madeleine Smith to the two lesbian schoolteachers in 19th century Edinburgh, you'll encounter the protagonists in some of Scotland's most significant legal cases.