Scott, Sir Walter, 1771-1832 (novelist and poet)

Person

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Dates

Existence: 1771 - 1832

Biography

For a complete biography of Sir Walter Scott, please see The Walter Scott Digital Archive.

Barnaby, Paul, The Walter Scott Digital Archive (Last updated: 25/06/2019) <http://www.walterscott.lib.ed.ac.uk/index.html> [Accessed on 25 September 2023]

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Story about Sir Walter Scott, 29 August 1883

Item

Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/86

Scope and Contents

Story about Sir Walter Scott that he stood at Cregan [Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] facing Shian and said he would build a house there, with the wood on one hand, Shian on the other and facing the sea.

Dates: 29 August 1883

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

More about 'Scott, Sir Walter, 1771-1832 (novelist and poet)'

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Scott, Walter, 1729-1799 (Writer to the Signet, Father of the Scottish Writer) (Child of Related)
Scott, Anne, 1803-1833 (daughter of Sir Walter Scott) (Parent of Related)

Mitchell, James, Rev., 1763-1835 (Church of Scotland minister and tutor to Sir Walter Scott) (Associative with Related)

Description

Sir Walter Scott was given private tuition by Rev. James Mitchell in arithmetic and writing. Rev. James Mitchell also taught Sir Walter Scott the history of the Church of Scotland with emphasis on the Covenanters.

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