Good Words For 1862

Edited by Norman Macleod - One Of Her Majesty's Chaplains For Scotland

Illustrated by JE Millais, Holman Hunt, John Tenniel, Charles Keene, Frederick Walker, JD Watson and others

Published by Alexander Strahan & Co: London 1867

"Norman Macleod (1812 – 1872) was a Scottish clergyman and author who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1869/70. In 1860 Macleod was appointed editor of the new monthly magazine Good Words, illustrated by Arthur Hughes, Francis Arthur Fraser (1846–1924), John Leighton, James Mahoney (1810–1879), Francis S. Walker, Townley Green and others. Under his control the magazine, which was mainly of a religious character, became widely popular. Most of his own literary work originally appeared in its pages — sermons, stories, travels, poems. His best work was the spontaneous Reminiscences of a Highland Parish (1867). While Good Words made his name known, his relations with the queen and the royal family strengthened yet further his position in the country."