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William Blackwood

 

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James Hogg : Brownie of Bodsbeck

'I mentioned to Mr Blackwood that I had two tales I wished to publish, and at his request I gave him a reading of the manuscript. One of them was "The Brownie", which, I believe, was not quite finished. He approved of it, but with "The Bridal of Polmood" he would have nothing to do'.

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: William Blackwood      Manuscript: Unknown

  

James Hogg : Bridal of Polmood

'I mentioned to Mr Blackwood that I had two tales I wished to publish, and at his request I gave him a reading of the manuscript. One of them was "The Brownie", which, I believe, was not quite finished. He approved of it, but with "The Bridal of Polmood" he would have nothing to do'.

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: William Blackwood      Manuscript: Unknown

  

George Gordon Lord Byron : Lara

William Blackwood to John Murray, 8 November 1814: 'Since I was a little better [following illness] I have been again reading "Lara," and the delight it afforded me was exquisite. The very incongruities which a number of our small critics have been nibbling at, afforded me the highest enjoyment.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Blackwood      Print: Book

  

Walter Scott : The Lord of the Isles

'At the beginning of Janaury 1815 Blackwood wrote to Murray that he had seen Ballantyne, and found a copy of "Guy Mannering" lying on his table [from which Ballantyne had read to him] [...] Blackwood had also seen and read "The Lord of the Isles," avowedly by Scott, but he was grievously disappointed by it.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Blackwood      Print: Book

  

Walter Scott : Guy Mannering (vols I and II)

William Blackwood to John Murray (early 1815): 'Yesterday I wrote a letter of thanks to Ballantyne for the delight I had received [from Guy Mannering], and expressed my feelings in the best way I could with regard to this beautiful production. I did not of course appear in it at all as the Bookseller, but merely as the Amateur. I know he will have shown my letter to the author, and though humble the offering, as it will be the first, it may perhaps be of some use to the Bookseller.' [Source author continues] 'He [...] refers to "Guy Mannering," the first two volumes of which he had now finished, and was even more delighted with it than before [when Ballantyne had read out extracts to him].'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Blackwood      Print: Book

  

Walter Scott : The Field of Waterloo

'In October [1815] Scott published his poem, the "Field of Waterloo," and its appearance convinced Blackwood [incorrectly] that Scott was not the author of "Guy Mannering."'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Blackwood      Print: Book

 

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