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Interleaved copy of the introduction to 'Border Antiquities of England and Scotland' (1817) by Sir Walter Scott, with the author’s manuscript annotations; and some additional, related content

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Interleaved copy of the introduction to 'Border Antiquities of England and Scotland' (1817) by Sir Walter Scott, with the author’s manuscript annotations; and some additional, related content
DescriptionSir Walter Scott composed the introduction to this work on the history of the Borders. His introduction provides the historical background to the castles, churches, and other buildings which feature in the book. This volume contains extensive alterations and additions to the original text in Scott’s hand. Donated from the Blavatnik Honresfield Library by the Friends of the National Libraries.
ShelfmarkMS.50704
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Form / genre: Written and printed matter > Manuscripts
Written and printed matter > Correspondence > Letters (correspondence)
Written and printed matter > Notes (documents)
Written and printed matter > Copies (derivative objects)
Dates / events: 1823 [Date created]
Places: Europe > United Kingdom > Scotland > Scottish Borders (unitary authority) [Place in text]
Person / organisation: Scott, Walter, Sir, 1st Baronet of Abbotsford (poet and novelist), 1771-1832 [Author]
Shortreed, Robert (Sheriff-Substitute of Roxburghshire), 1762-1829 [Recipient]

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Sir Walter Scott
DescriptionA selection of items relating to Sir Walter Scott (1771 to 1832). They include the manuscripts for 'Waverley', ‘Redgauntlet’ and 'Rob Roy', Scott's novels focusing on the Jacobite risings of 1745 and 1715. Also available are the manuscripts for ‘The Heart of Mid-Lothian’ and ‘Marmion’. A volume of 'The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland' has extensive annotations by Scott. A published version of 'The Lay of the Last Minstrel’ has annotations by the novelist William Beckford. There is a volume of Scott's letters, poems and prose, including a series of letters to the publisher John Murray II.
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