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Persons not much interested in, or cognisant of, "antiquarian old womanries," as Sir Walter Scott called them, may ask "what all the pother is about," in this little tractate. On my side it is "about" the veracity of Sir Walter Scott. He has been suspected of helping to compose,... Read Full Overview

Walter Scott and the Border Minstrelsy is a book written by Andrew Lang, a Scottish writer and literary critic. The book explores the life and works of Sir Walter Scott, a Scottish novelist, poet, and historian who is considered one of the most influential writers of the 19th... Read Full Overview

Sir Walter Scott And The Border Minstrelsy is a book written by Andrew Lang and originally published in 1910. The book is a study of the life and work of Sir Walter Scott, a Scottish novelist, poet, and historian who is considered one of the most influential writers of the 19th... Read Full Overview

Persons not much interested in, or cognisant of, "antiquarian old womanries," as Sir Walter called them, may ask "what all the pother is about," in this little tractate. On my side it is "about" the veracity of Sir Walter Scott. He has been suspected of helping to compose, and... Read Full Overview

Persons not much interested in, or cognisant of, "antiquarian old womanries," as Sir Walter called them, may ask "what all the pother is about," in this little tractate. On my side it is "about" the veracity of Sir Walter Scott. He has been suspected of helping to compose, and... Read Full Overview

"Sir Walter Scott and the Border Minstrelsy" from Andrew Lang. Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology (1844-1912).

Sir Walter Scott and The Border Minstrelsy

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Andrew Lang (1844-1912) was a prolific Scots man of letters, a poet, novelist, literary critic and contributor to anthropology. He now is best known as the collector of folk and fairy tales. As a journalist, poet, critic and historian, he soon made a reputation as one of the... Read Full Overview

As outspoken in his day as Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens are today, American freethinker and author ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL (1833-1899) was a notorious radical whose uncompromising views on religion and slavery (they were bad, in his opinion), women's suffrage (a good... Read Full Overview