‘Relics of Correspondence with Sir Walter Scott, Explanatory Notes, and other Reminiscences, by J. Skene, Edinburgh, 1833’.
Scope and Contents
The volume contains: (i) 92 letters of Sir Walter Scott, chiefly to James Skene, from 1805 to 1832, bound in with Skene's commentary and followed by reminiscences of Mrs Skene (folios 1-281). Most of the material was published as ‘Memories of Sir Walter Scott’ (London, 1909), and it was used by David Douglas in his ‘Familiar letters of Sir Walter Scott’ (Edinburgh, 1894). (ii) James Skene's correspondence regarding proposals for a memorial to Scott, which includes letters from various eminent men, 1832-1835 (folios 288-367). See also MS.825.
Dates
- Creation: 1805-1835.
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
392 Leaves ; Quarto.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
xx + 372 folios. Received bound; rebound with some rearrangement.
Other Finding Aids
A list of contents received with the volume has been bound at the beginning.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1934, by an anonymous donor.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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