Papers concerning literary matters, chiefly collected by Sir Walter Scott., 1801-1826, undated.
Scope and Contents
The papers include:
(i) Notes by David Herd on Scottish poetry, 1801, [?1804], undated (folios 1-18);
(ii) Criticisms by David Herd and others of David Irving’s ‘Lives of the Scottish poets’, [?1804] (folios 17-56);
(iii) Papers connected with Sir Walter Scott’s inquiries into Alexander Pope, 1821, undated (folios 61-63);
(iv) List of works of C R Maturin, perhaps drawn up in connexion with a project that Scott should edit them (folio 64);
(v) Copy of a letter of Richard Heber to Charles Henry Hartshorne regarding calumnies on their characters, 1826 (folio 66);
(vi) Sketch of a plan for a history of England (folio 70).
Dates
- Creation: 1801-1826, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
75 Leaves ; Folio and under.
Arrangement
i + 74 folios.
Other Finding Aids
A list of contents has been placed at the beginning.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The criticism of David Irving's 'Lives of the Scottish poets', presented, 1931-1932, by Walter Maxwell Scott, Baronet, of Abbotsford.
Repository Details
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