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Samuel Laing (1780 – 1868) from Papdale in Orkney was a Scottish travel writer. He travelled in Scandinavia and northern Germany and published descriptions of these countries. Laing's son, also named Samuel Laing, was a railway administrator and important writer on religion and science, and a Liberal Member of Parliament. ==Works== *''Journal of a residence in Norway during the years 1834, 1835, and 1836'', 1836 *''A tour in Sweden in 1838'', 1839 * *In this work, the author strongly criticises the Swedish-Norwegian union, implying that Norway ought to strive for independence. This caused a comment from the Swedish-Norwegian ambassador in London, M. Björnstierna, ''On the moral state and political union of Sweden and Norway'', 1840. *''Notes of a traveller'', 1842 * *Covers journeys in Prussia and other countries. The preface contains a response to Björnstierna. *''(Heimskringla. The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway )'', 3 vols., 1844 * *English translation of the 13th-century Icelandic work by Snorri Sturluson, Heimskringla. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Samuel Laing (travel writer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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