Manuscript Fragment of Tales of a Grandfather, Undated [c 1830]
Item
Identifier: Coll-2167/4
Scope and Contents
Manuscript fragment containing extracts from Walter Scott's Tales of a Grandfather, published betweem 1828 and 1830. In Scott's hand.
Recto: 'p.a.p.202. We cannot wonder that a man of Lovat's character... a relation of the Argyle'.
Verso:'of his unfortunate and announced... hint of any discord'. The printed text differs from the MS. at several places.
Dates
- Creation: Undated [c 1830]
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
From the Fonds: 1 box
Language of Materials
English
Previous reference
Dk.3.813
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased in June 1956. Accession no. E560613/7; 56/2877
Bought from Fletcher (List 126 1956 99) for £1.10. Accessioned on 13 June 1956.
Processing Information
Catalogued by Elin Crotty in April 2026.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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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