author
D. Macleod (Donald Macleod) Malloch
d. 1912
Best known for gathering the wit, stories, and local color of old Glasgow, this early 20th-century Scottish writer had a gift for turning history and humor into lively reading. His books preserve the voices of courts, streets, and drawing rooms with an eye for a good anecdote.
1 Audiobook
Law and Laughter
by George A. (George Alexander) Morton, D. Macleod (Donald Macleod) Malloch
About the author
Donald Macleod Malloch was a Scottish author and compiler of anecdotes, remembered chiefly for The Book of Glasgow Anecdote (1912). That book brings together stories about the city’s people, institutions, humor, and public life, showing his strong feel for Glasgow’s character and conversational sparkle.
He was also associated with Law and Laughter, a collection of humorous legal stories and sayings prepared with George A. Morton. Contemporary front matter to that volume notes that Malloch died before the work was finished, and that his contribution had reached only part of the selection stage, suggesting both his wide reading and his particular interest in legal biography and comic incident.
Although not much biographical detail is easy to confirm, his surviving books show a writer who enjoyed collecting memorable turns of phrase and preserving the lighter side of civic and professional life. For listeners drawn to literary curiosities, local history, and the charm of well-told old stories, his work offers a vivid window into Edwardian Scotland.