Items relating to Sir Walter Scott from a collection made by Miss Marianne Talbot, 1800-1839
Series
Identifier: Coll-2167/1
Scope and Contents
A series of papers relating to Sir Walter Scott, compiled by Marianne Talbot. Fragments come from varying sources, united by a shared theme.
Talbot met Scott during his time in Naples, October 1831-March 1832. She described him as "poor Sir Walter", who was "tired with heat [and] light [and] foreigners" during his period of ailing health. Scott died within a year of their meeting.
Dates
- Creation: 1800-1839
Creator
- Talbot, Marianne, 1788-1885 (Diarist and author) (Compiler, Person)
Language of Materials
From the Fonds:
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
1 envelope
Previous reference
Dk.3.81-10
Bibliography
Talbot, Marianne. Life in the South : The Naples Journal of Marianne Talbot, 1829-32 / Edited with Notes by Michael Heafford. Postilion Books, 2012.
Processing Information
Catalogued by Elin Crotty in April 2026.
Subject
Cultural context
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk