author
T. B. (Thomas Bamford) Lang
1820–1868
A 19th-century historical writer remembered for a detailed account of Scotland’s postal system. His surviving work gathers official records into a clear narrative of how the Scottish Post Office developed over time.
1 Audiobook
An Historical Summary of the Post Office in Scotland
by T. B. (Thomas Bamford) Lang
About the author
Little biographical information about this author is easy to confirm, but library and public-domain records identify him as Thomas Bamford Lang, who lived from 1820 to 1868.
He is known for An Historical Summary of the Post Office in Scotland (1856), a work compiled from authentic records and documents. Written in Edinburgh and originally prepared for official use, the book traces the growth of postal services in Scotland and preserves details that might otherwise have been lost.
For modern listeners, Lang’s appeal lies in that careful, documentary style: he turns administrative history into a window onto everyday communication, travel, and government in earlier Scotland.