Having been inspired by T. C. Lethbridge after reading my best-seller Mysteries (Hodder and Stoughton, 1978), Terry Welbourn took up the mantle and has revealed that there were more strings to Lethbridge's bow than we could ever have imagined. His investigations into psychical research sit comfortably alongside his Arctic adventures, archaeological discoveries and his love of the ocean; for after all his enquiring mind knew no boundaries.

In his role as Honorary Keeper of Anglo-Saxon Antiquities, T. C. Lethbridge substantially contributed to the development of the Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Artefacts from Lethbridge's archaeological excavations in the Fens, the Western Isles and from his Arctic expeditions alongside Sir James Wordie are still displayed in the museum today. He is remembered as a congenial, well-informed lecturer and a fine artist. Terry Welbourn's well-researched biography sheds light on the life of this controversial yet crucial figure in the history of twentieth-century British archaeology.

In 1973 I took curator care of a very substantial collection of T. C. Lethbridge's notebooks, artwork and associated correspondence. In spring 2007 I was contacted by Terry Welbourn who had become aware of my collection through his ongoing research into Lethbridge's life. Through the forthcoming years, I had pleasure in assisting Terry with his research which enabled him to add further 'meat to the bones' of his splendid biography.

An engaging and well-researched account of one of the most extraordinary and at times inspiring people who have pursued the pattern of superstition and storytelling in the Hebrides.