THEMES of The Claudians:

The voice in this book is that of Jane Loudon’s Life of her husband: John Claudius Loudon. She wrote 15,000 words. My book is an 8-fold expansion with the supposition that their daughter, Agnes Loudon, having become interested in her father and his family after his death, persuaded her mother to tell her much more about her father, his travels and his family (including the Somers and Buchanans).

Introduction

About The Claudians -

Why is John Martin's painting of The Plains of Heaven used on the cover of The Claudians?- 

The Cambuslang Awakening -

Two sons of Cambuslang - 

Somers, Buchanan and Loudon Family Trees - 

John Claudius Loudon: an Appreciation - 

Reverend Dr. Claudius Buchanan: an Appreciation -

Cambuslang Parish - 

Enlightenment, Romanticism and War - 

The historical canvas 1800-1830 - 

Loudon's history of garden design- 

Loudon's gardening and architecture magazines -

Corrections to the birth dates of John Loudon, Claudius Buchanan and Jane Webb - 

Quotations from Claudius Buchanan -

Quotations about Claudius Buchanan - 

Quotations from John Claudius Loudon - 

Quotations about John Claudius Loudon - 

Quotations from Jane Webb Loudon -

Cambuslang Old Maps -

Reason and Faith - 

British missionary activity 1800-30 - 

Religion and politics in 18th century Scotland - 

Agnes Spofforth née Loudon and Markham Spofforth -

John Claudius Loudon's homes -

Dates of Loudon's Garden Tours -

Chronology of Loudon's life -

Books and publications relating to Loudon and Buchanan -

Map of Buchanan's and Loudon's travels -

Encyclopedia of landscape architecture -

Claudians Chapter Index Pages Introduction, Chapter 1: Somers and Buchanans, Chapter 2: Loudons, Chapter 3: Indian Mission, Chapter 4: Picturesque Gardens, Chapter 5: Farming Landscapes, Chapter 6: Prussian Gardens, Chapter 7: Russian Gardens, Chapter 8: Buchanan’s Destiny, Chapter 9: Italian Gardens, Chapter 10: Gardenesque Gardens, Chapter 11: Utilitarian Landscapes, Chapter 12: Marriage, Chapter 13: Landscape Architecture, Chapter 14: Family Reunion, Chapter 15: Loudon’s Zenith, Chapter 16: Valedictory, Afterword.