| Evidence: | 'He has infinite wit and a great turn for antiquarian lore as the publications of Kirkton etc. bear witness.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 20 Nov 1825 | ||||||||||
| Country: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Walter Scott |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 15 Aug 1771 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Novelist, poet and lawyer |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | Scotland |
| Country of experience: | n/a |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | James Kirkton |
| Title: | Secret and True History of the Church of Scotland from the Restoration to the year 1678 |
| Genre: | Other religious, History |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | Year 1817 |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 25228 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Walter Scott | |
| Editor: | W.E.K. Anderson | |
| Title: | The Journal of Sir Walter Scott | |
| Place of Publication: | Edinburgh | |
| Date of Publication: | 1998 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 4 | |
| Additional comments: | 'Diary entry for Sunday, 20 November 1825'. Editor cites Secret and True History of the Church of Scotland from the Restoration to the year 1678' |
| Citation: | Walter Scott, W.E.K. Anderson (ed.), The Journal of Sir Walter Scott (Edinburgh, 1998), p. 4, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=25228, accessed: 02 June 2023 | |
| Walter Scott only makes a passing reference to this publication therefore it is difficult to assess the nature of the reading experience. |
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