The Gentry Links Trilogy
Where art and history meet
Rediscovering the Origins of the Modern Game
Three iconic paintings. Three volumes of original historical research. One remarkable story of the emergence of the modern game of golf.
Published by Grant Books Ltd in 2023, The Gentry Links Trilogy explores, and challenges assumptions of, the people, places and relationships through which golf developed from its Scottish origins into an increasingly international game.
Through historical art, documentary evidence and biographical research, Alastair Loudon, as author and curator of the Gentry Links brand, offers a distinctive interpretation of golf's formative years.
The Trilogy is the foundation of a continuing programme of historical research and publications, including Tales from the Trilogy, Origins 1926 and A Life's Two Nines.
Alastair has evolved his work into an independent publishing company, GentryLinks Books Ltd, which invites manuscripts from like minded researchers of the origins of the modern game, seeking publication.
Tales from the Trilogy
The stories behind the paintings.
The research behind The Gentry Links Trilogy uncovered a remarkable world of personalities, places and relationships that helped shape the modern game.
Tales from the Trilogy brings these stories to a wider audience through an ongoing collection of illustrated historical essays.
Drawing on the original research, Gentry Links Editions ( https://www.gentrylinkseditions.com/) revisits subjects explored in the three volumes, including the significance of recent access to a story underlying Charles Lees' The Golfers and its preparatory sketches, alongside articles previously published in The Golf.
Each tale offers another opportunity to explore the history behind the paintings and the remarkable people portrayed.
A Distinctive Contribution to Golf Scholarship
In his assessment of The Gentry Links Trilogy, the distinguished American golf historian Rand Jerris, Ph.D., described the work as:
“An important advancement in the methodology of golf scholarship.”
The Trilogy's distinctive approach lies in treating historical paintings not merely as illustrations, but as evidence through which the people, relationships and development of the modern game can be investigated.
Published reviews and further commentary provide additional perspectives on the work.
Published by Grant Books in 2023, The Gentry Links Trilogy is available as a three-volume boxed collection.
Combining original historical research with a wealth of illustrations, the Trilogy offers a distinctive exploration of the emergence of the modern game.
Boxed three-volume collection — £150 plus P&P
Available directly from Grant Books Ltd.
