Walter Scott’s Chapbook Collection
22 October, Faculty of Advocates, Edinburgh – free
Walter Scott owned at least 2500 chapbooks & items of popular print, making the Abbotsford chapbook collection one of the most significant anywhere in the world. Professors Gerard Carruthers & Alison Lumsden will explore the collection, discuss how Scott used it, & suggest what it can tell us about him & his legacy.
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