Editorial

摘要

When not editing the work of other authors I try to find time to carry out my own research. At the moment I am working on the history of the Burrell shipping dynasty. Once one of the largest tramp shipping businesses in the UK,it is now only remembered as a result of Sir William Burrell's extraordinary gift of over 8,000 art treasures to the city of Glasgow. This Burrell Collection played a pivotal role in the transformation of Glasgow from a failing post-industrial shell in the 1970s into a now thriving city of culture. However, beyond being called a 'shipping magnate' there is little public perception of how Burrell made his money to create such a collection.