[87] WELL, THAT'S THE END of my taille so far, and I do hope readers have enjoyed this rather unique 'potted history' of a major clan which has all through, as we have read, been closely linked with the reigning monarch and government of each period. I said unique because I cannot think of any history which gives an account of a family for 32 generations over a period of nearly 800 years. It has been difficult to decide what to put in and what to leave out, but my aim has been to write a cohesive, continuous, and easily under- stood record, and especially of the last 100 years, on which no other work has been written.
I think readers will agree that we have touched on many facets of British history so far as Grants were concerned, and that the Clan played a part in creating some of that British history. They have served reigning monarchs often at considerable financial cost, which was never recovered.
I feel this book should be of interest to clansfolk all over the world as well as in Britain. There must be a very great number of representatives of distant relations or cadets or septs of the Clan and clan family living today. But I, unfortunately, have met only one or two-the late Mark Ogilvie-Grant being one, and Lady Abercromby the other. Maybe this book will lead to some of them stepping out into the glare of the footlights-I hope so.
I have learned a lot by researching for this book, and I hope you have, too, in the reading of it.
SLAINTE
STAND FAST CRAIGELACHIE