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

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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]

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Life Membership of the Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club given to James C. Corson, 24 January 1947

Item — Box CLX-A-345

Identifier: Coll-1848/18-0177

Scope and Contents

Life Membership of the Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club given to James C. Corson. The card reads: "Received from James C Corson Esq. the sum of two guineas, in payment of his subscriptions as a life member of the Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club".

Dates: 24 January 1947

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Smaller acquisitions collection

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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