Hugh MacDonald (journalist)

Profile relief of MacDonald at drinking fountain monument on the Gleniffer Braes

Hugh MacDonald (4 April 1817 – 16 March 1860) was a Scottish journalist, poet and author from Glasgow. He wrote for the newspaper the Glasgow Citizen for many years under the pen name 'Caleb'.[1] He is best known for his book Rambles Round Glasgow, published in 1854 by Thomas Murray and Son;[2] a version with modern footnotes was published in 2023.[3]

  1. ^ MacDonald, Hugh (2023). Rambles around Glasgow (21st Century ed.). Glasgow: Hephaestion Press. pp. v. ISBN 9781916490932.
  2. ^ "Hugh MacDonald 1817-1860". Gazetteer for Scotland. 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. ^ Victorian travelogue that details Glasgow and Lanarkshire is given new release, Jonathan Geddes, Daily Record, 17 February 2023