Story entitled' 'Lamertine and Ossian', 10 January 1865
Scope and Contents
Story entitled' 'Lamertine and Ossian' collected from 'the kind hearted' Father [James] Mac Grigor RCP [Roman Catholic Priest], Ardchaoinnich [Àird Choinnich/Ardkenneth, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] in which Lamertine [Alphonse de Lamartine], when asked if he thought the poems of Ossian published by James MacPherson were forgeries or not, replied that 'MacPherson was as capable of the poems of Ossian as he was of forging the hills and dales of the Scottish Highlands.'
Dates
- Creation: 10 January 1865
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 86 folios ; 20.3 x 16.5 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 14r, line 1 to folio 14r, line 21
Subject
- de Lamartine, Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat, 1790-1869 (French writer | poet | politician) (Person)
- MacGregor, James, Father, c1790-1867 ([Seumas] | priest | Iochdar | South Uist) (Person)
- MacPherson, James, 1736-1796 ('Ossian MacPherson' | writer) (Person)
Creator
- From the Fonds: Carmichael, Alexander, 1832-1912 (Excise officer | folklorist and antiquarian | Edinburgh | Scotland) (Person)
- From the Fonds: Watson, William John, 1865-1948 (Professor of Celtic) (Person)
Repository Details
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