BIB_ID
307503
Accession number
MA 426.3
Creator
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832.
Display Date
[1801 Mar. 27].
Description
1 item (6 p., with address) ; 22.5 cm
Notes
Address panel, with postmarks and seal, to George Ellis in London.
Date from postmarks and from note on p. 1.
Labeled "No. 1" and "March 27, 1801" on p. 1, possibly in J. G. Lockhart's hand.
Part of a collection of letters from Sir Walter Scott to various recipients. Items in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Date from postmarks and from note on p. 1.
Labeled "No. 1" and "March 27, 1801" on p. 1, possibly in J. G. Lockhart's hand.
Part of a collection of letters from Sir Walter Scott to various recipients. Items in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Summary
Acknowledging his praises of Heber and presenting and discussing at length his own work on "Sir Tristrem"; asking him to return the material when he finishes, as his eyesight is unreliable and he finds it "difficult to procure a good amanuensis"; mentioning that the sheets were transcribed by Leyden, whom Heber also employs; acknowledging his approval of "the trifles" that he gave Lewis; postponing his response to "the curious & interesting question" regarding "the introduction of French words & phrases into Scotland" until he has access to his research materials; asking him to mention his publication when he speaks on "the Knight of Lionel"; inquiring as to the difference in representation of Sir Gawaine between the British/Chaucerian and French traditions and discussing medieval romances in general; seeking his and Heber's opinions of endeavoring to translate selections from "the Runic Rhymes" and indicating that his "Border Ballads will see the light in the beginning of the year."
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